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title: In which cases does a data protection officer have to be appointed?
description: "The appointment of a (internal or external) data protection officer is mandatory in Germany if at least one of the following applies: at least 20 persons are constantly engaged in the automated proces"
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# In which cases does a data protection officer have to be appointed?

The appointment of a (internal or external) data protection officer is mandatory in Germany if at least one of the following applies:

- at least 20 persons are constantly engaged in the automated processing of personal data. This already includes the processing of e-mail addresses or working with a computer workplace
- the company is processing not only "normal" personal data, but also a large amount of "particularly sensitive information", such as health data or political opinions
- the core business activity is to process data for market and opinion research
- extensive regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects takes place

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