Dokumendiregister | Andmekaitse Inspektsioon |
Viit | 2.2.-5/25/19d-1 |
Registreeritud | 21.05.2025 |
Sünkroonitud | 22.05.2025 |
Liik | Sissetulev kiri |
Funktsioon | 2.2 Loa- ja teavitamismenetlused |
Sari | 2.2.-5 Määratud andmekaitsespetsialist ja isikuandmete kaitse üldmääruse art 27 kohased teavitused |
Toimik | 2.2.-5/2025 |
Juurdepääsupiirang | Avalik |
Juurdepääsupiirang | |
Adressaat | Lawways Advokaadibüroo |
Saabumis/saatmisviis | Lawways Advokaadibüroo |
Vastutaja | Maarja Kirss (Andmekaitse Inspektsioon, Koostöö valdkond) |
Originaal | Ava uues aknas |
www.lawways.com 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris – +33 (0) 1 43 18 16 50 – [email protected]
SELARL au capital de 12.000 euros – RCS Paris 489 534 479 – Toque G0076
Data Protection Inspectorate
Tatari Tn, 39
10134 Tallinn
Estonia
Paris, May 19th, 2025,
Subject: Notification of Appointment of Data Protection Officer
Dear Sir/Madam,
We have been duly appointed as the official point of contact for all data protection matters related to
the designating company and are authorized to communicate directly with the Estonian Data
Protection Inspectorate and with data subjects, in compliance with applicable EU data protection law.
We hereby notify the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate of our appointment as external Data
Protection Officer (DPO) on behalf of our Client, AdaCore OÜ, in accordance with Article 37 of the
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
The following information is provided in support of this notification:
1. Entity Designating the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Registration Number: 14485372; - Corporate Name: AdaCore Estonia OÜ ; - Address: Abara tn 19, Haabersti linnaosa, 13516 Tallinn, Harju Maakond, Estonia ; - Country: ESTONIA ; - Number of Employees : 50-99 ; - Legal Representative of the Designating Entity: Mr. Tõnu Näks ; - Position: Managing Director of AdaCore Estonia; - Email Address: [email protected] - EDPI Contact Person: Mr. Tõnu Näks;
2. Information Concerning the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Registration Number: 489534479 ; - Corporate Name (legal entity): LAWWAYS ; - Address: 5, Rue La Boétie, 75008 PARIS ; - Country : FRANCE ; - Field of Activity: Law firm; - Contact : +330143181650 ;
www.lawways.com 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris – +33 (0) 1 43 18 16 50 – [email protected]
SELARL au capital de 12.000 euros – RCS Paris 489 534 479 – Toque G0076
Contact Details of the Legal Representative of the Appointed DPO Entity
- Last Name: ROUVIER ; - First Name: Gilles ; - Email Address: [email protected] ; - Telephone Number: +33(0)660947953
3. Contact Information
- Address: 5, Rue La Boétie, 75008 PARIS (France) - Email Address: [email protected].
Yours sincerely,
Gilles Rouvier
Attorney at law – Paris Bar
Encl. Copy of the Power of Attorney signed by the undersigned M. Tonu Naks
Power of Attorney
Subject: For the Appointment Notification of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate
I, the undersigned, Mr. Tonu Naks, acting in my capacity as Director of AdaCore Estonia OÜ, a company incorporated under the laws of Estonia, with its registered office at Mäealuse 2/1, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia and registered under number 14485372, hereby grant full power and authority to:
Gilles Rouvier, Attorney, Lawways Avocats,
5 rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris, FRANCE Email: [email protected]
to act on behalf of the Company solely for the purpose of notifying the appointment of the Company’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (EDPI), and to carry out all necessary steps in relation thereto, including, without limitation, the provision of any required information and documentation, and to communicate with the EDPI as may be required in the context of such notification.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in force until the notification has been duly submitted and acknowledged, or until expressly revoked in writing.
Executed in Tallinn, on April 24th, 2025
Mr. Tonu Naks Director
Mäealuse 2/1 12618 Tallinn
ESTONIA +372 600 3400
[email protected] www.adacore.com
Docusign Envelope ID: E26F9534-A3DA-45D3-810E-3C205B33C865
ERAELU KAITSE JA RIIGI LÄBIPAISTVUSE EEST
Tatari tn 39 / 10134 Tallinn / 627 4135 / [email protected] / www.aki.ee / registrikood 70004235
Pauline Pasquer
Lawways
Yours: 20.02.2025 Ours: 05.03.2025 nr 2.2-9/25/601-2
Answer to request The Data Protection Inspectorate (EDPI) received your questions about registering data
protection officer (DPO) in Estonia. Firstly, does the notice of appointment of a DPO in EDPI
have to be in Estonian or can it be done in English as well. You also ask that if the notification
cannot be made through the e-Business Register, then do you have to contact EDPI, and if so,
what is the notification procedure.
The General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data (GDPR) stipulates a number of rules
to which a data protection officer (DPO) must comply. Whether the company's data protection
officer meets these conditions, including being able to provide Estonian-speaking data subjects
with the necessary information and service, must be known by each company responsible
(controller).
In some cases, the notification to EDPI can also be done in English. However, we emphasize
that DPO must be able to communicate with both, data subjects and EDPI, in Estonian.
Companies must prepare appropriate data protection documentation (including privacy policy)
in Estonian for Estonian data subjects before data processing if the service is aimed at Estonian
residents. However, if the company is able to fulfill all relevant requirements (including
communication in Estonian) with a group-wide data protection officer, for example, then the
inspectorate sees no reason why companies should not be assign a group-wide (non-Estonian-
speaking) data protection officer.
Company must be able to comply with the GDPR. In any case, the controller i.e. the company, is
responsible for violations related to data processing, not the DPO. Which is why it is always
worth considering the decisions more thoroughly (including whether the appointed DPO provides
the service required at the local level) and choose a DPO who will really help the company.
We also note that the Data Protection Inspectorate accepts DPO appointment notices if:
1) the notice has been signed digitally or by hand by an authorized person, a company´s
manager etc., or a person entered in the business register as a representative of the
company/institution, or
2) if the signer acts on the basis of authorization, the notification is accompanied by a power
of attorney signed by the person entitled to represent. At the same time, a person entitled
to represent one company/institution cannot submit a report about another
company/institution without authorization - even if he is the linked company or a higher-
ranking institution.
2 (2)
As a result of the above, if necessary, a (signed) notification about the appointment of a data
protection officer can be forwarded to the inspectorate. The data protection officer becomes the
contact person of his employer in communication with inspectorate. To identify DPO, we need his
personal identification number or date of birth and citizenship (in addition to the date of
appointment, the name of the data protection officer and contact details). If there is no deadline,
we assume that the data protection officer position is without the term.
Although you have already referred to it, we note that the easiest way to report a DPO in Estonia
is to do it through the entrepreneur portal. In this case, it is no longer necessary to send a separate
notification to the EDPI. The notice can be entered by a person registered as a representative in
the e-business register.
If it is not possible to make a notification in the e-business register, it can be forwarded to EDPI
by e-mail to a address [email protected]. The inspectorate will send a separate reply, either to clarify
the data or to notify that the notice of DPO has been noted by EDPI.
You have the opportunity to read relevant information on the website of the EDPI (however, it is
mostly in Estonian):
- Andmekaitsespetsialisti määramisest;
- Andmekaitsespetsialisti ülesanded, teadmised ja oskused.
- Isikuandmete töötleja üldjuhendi 3. peatükk.
Explanations in English are published here: https://www.aki.ee/en/inspectorate-news-
information-dpo-s/information-dpo-s.
Hope my explanations are helpful. Best regards
Liina Kroonberg
lawyer
authorized by Director General
Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. |
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am contacting you to inform you that the company AdaCore Estonia OU, as appointed the law firm LAWWAYS, managed by M. Gilles Rouvier, attorney at law (Paris Bar), as DPO in Estonia.
Please kindly find attached a letter containing the information requested to proceed to this appointment before the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (as per the information you provided us in your letter dated 05.03.2025, attached for reference), and the POA signed by our client.
Please kindly confirm reception of our email.
Best regards,
Pauline PASQUER / Gilles ROUVIER
Pauline Pasquer - Avocate au Barreau de Paris 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris - France | |
+33 (0)1 43 18 16 50 | |
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De : Pauline Pasquer <[email protected]>
Envoyé : jeudi 20 février 2025 12:20
À : '[email protected]' <[email protected]>
Cc : Gilles Rouvier <[email protected]>; Mathilde Lécaillon <[email protected]>
Objet : Information on DPO designation
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am contacting you regarding the designation of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) with your authority.
Please find attached a letter outlining our inquiries in detail. We remain available for any further information you may require and thank you in advance for your attention to our request.
We look forward to your response and remain at your disposal.
Best regards,
Pauline PASQUER / Gilles ROUVIER
Pauline Pasquer - Avocate au Barreau de Paris 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris - France | |
+33 (0)1 43 18 16 50 | |
Recommended by: Legal 500 EMEA - Who’sWhoLegal - Leaders League - Best lawyers - Chambers - GDR 100
CONFIDENTIEL - PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL | This message contains privileged & confidential information. If you have received it although you were not the intended recipient, you must destroy it immediately, without keeping any copy, nor disclosing or transmitting it to any other person. - Message confidentiel protégé par le secret professionnel des avocats. |
www.lawways.com 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris – +33 (0) 1 43 18 16 50 – [email protected]
SELARL au capital de 12.000 euros – RCS Paris 489 534 479 – Toque G0076
Data Protection Inspectorate
Tatari Tn, 39
10134 Tallinn
Estonia
Paris, May 19th, 2025,
Subject: Notification of Appointment of Data Protection Officer
Dear Sir/Madam,
We have been duly appointed as the official point of contact for all data protection matters related to
the designating company and are authorized to communicate directly with the Estonian Data
Protection Inspectorate and with data subjects, in compliance with applicable EU data protection law.
We hereby notify the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate of our appointment as external Data
Protection Officer (DPO) on behalf of our Client, AdaCore OÜ, in accordance with Article 37 of the
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
The following information is provided in support of this notification:
1. Entity Designating the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Registration Number: 14485372; - Corporate Name: AdaCore Estonia OÜ ; - Address: Abara tn 19, Haabersti linnaosa, 13516 Tallinn, Harju Maakond, Estonia ; - Country: ESTONIA ; - Number of Employees : 50-99 ; - Legal Representative of the Designating Entity: Mr. Tõnu Näks ; - Position: Managing Director of AdaCore Estonia; - Email Address: [email protected] - EDPI Contact Person: Mr. Tõnu Näks;
2. Information Concerning the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
- Registration Number: 489534479 ; - Corporate Name (legal entity): LAWWAYS ; - Address: 5, Rue La Boétie, 75008 PARIS ; - Country : FRANCE ; - Field of Activity: Law firm; - Contact : +330143181650 ;
www.lawways.com 5, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris – +33 (0) 1 43 18 16 50 – [email protected]
SELARL au capital de 12.000 euros – RCS Paris 489 534 479 – Toque G0076
Contact Details of the Legal Representative of the Appointed DPO Entity
- Last Name: ROUVIER ; - First Name: Gilles ; - Email Address: [email protected] ; - Telephone Number: +33(0)660947953
3. Contact Information
- Address: 5, Rue La Boétie, 75008 PARIS (France) - Email Address: [email protected].
Yours sincerely,
Gilles Rouvier
Attorney at law – Paris Bar
Encl. Copy of the Power of Attorney signed by the undersigned M. Tonu Naks
Power of Attorney
Subject: For the Appointment Notification of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate
I, the undersigned, Mr. Tonu Naks, acting in my capacity as Director of AdaCore Estonia OÜ, a company incorporated under the laws of Estonia, with its registered office at Mäealuse 2/1, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia and registered under number 14485372, hereby grant full power and authority to:
Gilles Rouvier, Attorney, Lawways Avocats,
5 rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris, FRANCE Email: [email protected]
to act on behalf of the Company solely for the purpose of notifying the appointment of the Company’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) to the Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (EDPI), and to carry out all necessary steps in relation thereto, including, without limitation, the provision of any required information and documentation, and to communicate with the EDPI as may be required in the context of such notification.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in force until the notification has been duly submitted and acknowledged, or until expressly revoked in writing.
Executed in Tallinn, on April 24th, 2025
Mr. Tonu Naks Director
Mäealuse 2/1 12618 Tallinn
ESTONIA +372 600 3400
[email protected] www.adacore.com
Docusign Envelope ID: E26F9534-A3DA-45D3-810E-3C205B33C865
ERAELU KAITSE JA RIIGI LÄBIPAISTVUSE EEST
Tatari tn 39 / 10134 Tallinn / 627 4135 / [email protected] / www.aki.ee / registrikood 70004235
Pauline Pasquer
Lawways
Yours: 20.02.2025 Ours: 05.03.2025 nr 2.2-9/25/601-2
Answer to request The Data Protection Inspectorate (EDPI) received your questions about registering data
protection officer (DPO) in Estonia. Firstly, does the notice of appointment of a DPO in EDPI
have to be in Estonian or can it be done in English as well. You also ask that if the notification
cannot be made through the e-Business Register, then do you have to contact EDPI, and if so,
what is the notification procedure.
The General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data (GDPR) stipulates a number of rules
to which a data protection officer (DPO) must comply. Whether the company's data protection
officer meets these conditions, including being able to provide Estonian-speaking data subjects
with the necessary information and service, must be known by each company responsible
(controller).
In some cases, the notification to EDPI can also be done in English. However, we emphasize
that DPO must be able to communicate with both, data subjects and EDPI, in Estonian.
Companies must prepare appropriate data protection documentation (including privacy policy)
in Estonian for Estonian data subjects before data processing if the service is aimed at Estonian
residents. However, if the company is able to fulfill all relevant requirements (including
communication in Estonian) with a group-wide data protection officer, for example, then the
inspectorate sees no reason why companies should not be assign a group-wide (non-Estonian-
speaking) data protection officer.
Company must be able to comply with the GDPR. In any case, the controller i.e. the company, is
responsible for violations related to data processing, not the DPO. Which is why it is always
worth considering the decisions more thoroughly (including whether the appointed DPO provides
the service required at the local level) and choose a DPO who will really help the company.
We also note that the Data Protection Inspectorate accepts DPO appointment notices if:
1) the notice has been signed digitally or by hand by an authorized person, a company´s
manager etc., or a person entered in the business register as a representative of the
company/institution, or
2) if the signer acts on the basis of authorization, the notification is accompanied by a power
of attorney signed by the person entitled to represent. At the same time, a person entitled
to represent one company/institution cannot submit a report about another
company/institution without authorization - even if he is the linked company or a higher-
ranking institution.
2 (2)
As a result of the above, if necessary, a (signed) notification about the appointment of a data
protection officer can be forwarded to the inspectorate. The data protection officer becomes the
contact person of his employer in communication with inspectorate. To identify DPO, we need his
personal identification number or date of birth and citizenship (in addition to the date of
appointment, the name of the data protection officer and contact details). If there is no deadline,
we assume that the data protection officer position is without the term.
Although you have already referred to it, we note that the easiest way to report a DPO in Estonia
is to do it through the entrepreneur portal. In this case, it is no longer necessary to send a separate
notification to the EDPI. The notice can be entered by a person registered as a representative in
the e-business register.
If it is not possible to make a notification in the e-business register, it can be forwarded to EDPI
by e-mail to a address [email protected]. The inspectorate will send a separate reply, either to clarify
the data or to notify that the notice of DPO has been noted by EDPI.
You have the opportunity to read relevant information on the website of the EDPI (however, it is
mostly in Estonian):
- Andmekaitsespetsialisti määramisest;
- Andmekaitsespetsialisti ülesanded, teadmised ja oskused.
- Isikuandmete töötleja üldjuhendi 3. peatükk.
Explanations in English are published here: https://www.aki.ee/en/inspectorate-news-
information-dpo-s/information-dpo-s.
Hope my explanations are helpful. Best regards
Liina Kroonberg
lawyer
authorized by Director General