French Association of Data Protection Correspondents

The Association Française des Correspondants à la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (AFCDP) is a French non-profit association created in 2004, in the context of the amendment to the French Data Protection Act (Loi informatique et libertés) that formalised a new role: the Correspondant à la protection des données à caractère personnel, also known as Correspondant informatique et libertés (CIL). The association focuses on the profession that has since become that of the Délégué à la protection des données, or DPO (Data Protection Officer / Data Privacy Officer), within the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). AFCDP operates as a professional network and resource hub for privacy practitioners. Its website lists working groups and local groups across France and beyond, including AFCDP Monaco, AFCDP Belgique, and regional groups such as Paris, Sud Ouest, Bretagne, Ouest, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est, La Réunion, Centre-Val de Loire, Grand Ouest, Lyon+, Antilles/Guyane, Méditerranée Ouest, Méditerranée Est, Gard/Hérault, Normandie, Nord, Poitou Charentes, Polynésie Française, Sud Ouest Pyrénéen and Ile de France. Thematic groups cover health data, local authorities, CNIL on-site inspections, digital marketing, medico-social, cross-border flows, human resources, associations/foundations, social housing, banking and finance, FALC, external DPO, GDPR and other European texts, group DPO, transport, hotels/restaurants, artificial intelligence, social action, education/training, augmented video protection, retail, North America and SDIS. The association publishes resources for the profession, including the book "Correspondant Informatique et Libertés : bien plus qu'un métier", a DPO library, a DPO video library, theses and dissertations, useful links and an open expression section. It also runs conferences and meetings, prizes and competitions, and a jobs section with job offers. At the European level, AFCDP was one of the founding members of the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO) in 2011, alongside GDD (Germany), NGFG (Netherlands) and APEP (Spain). CEDPO brings together the main European associations of data protection officers. AFCDP organises regular conferences focused on GDPR and French Data Protection Act compliance and on the DPO role. The first took place in April 2005 at the École nationale de la magistrature, in the presence of the President of the CNIL, Alex Türk. Since 2006 it has organised an annual university (université) comprising numerous conferences; the 16th edition was held in 2022. Since 28 January 2010 (European Data Protection Day), AFCDP has published an index of the right of access to personal data. Since November 2019, the association has published a half-yearly Observatory of the DPO profession. It has also been heard in the context of the report "La vie privée à l'heure des mémoires numériques" by senators Yves Détraigne and Anne-Marie Escoffier, and took part in work launched by the Secretary of State for prospective studies and the development of the digital economy, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, on the "right to be forgotten" (Chartes du droit à l'oubli numérique). At the end of 2014, AFCDP took part in work launched by the CNIL that led to the "Gouvernance Informatique et Libertés" label. At the end of 2017, AFCDP joined, within the "Utilisateurs" college, the national victim assistance scheme run by the public interest grouping Action contre la cybermalveillance, under an interministerial approach.

The Association Française des Correspondants à la protection des Données à caractère Personnel (AFCDP) is a French association loi de 1901 created in 2004, in the context of the amendment to the Loi informatique et libertés that officialised a new function, that of "Correspondant à la protection des données à caractère personnel" (or CIL, for Correspondant informatique et libertés). The association focuses on the profession that has become that of Délégué à la protection des données, or DPO (Data Protection Officer or Data Privacy Officer), within the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). AFCDP organises regular conferences focused on GDPR and Loi Informatique et Libertés compliance and on the DPO role. The first was held in April 2005 at the École nationale de la magistrature, in the presence of the President of the CNIL, Alex Türk. Since 2006, it has organised an annual université made up of numerous conferences. Editions have been held from the 1st université in 2006 through the 16th université in 2022, including the 2nd in 2008, 3rd in 2009, 4th in 2010, 5th in 2011, 6th in 2012, 7th in 2013, 8th in 2014, 9th in 2015, 10th in 2016, 11th in 2017, 12th in 2018, 13th in 2019, 14th in 2020, 15th in 2021 and 16th in 2022. Since 28 January 2010 (European Data Protection Day), AFCDP has published an index of the right of access to personal data. Since November 2019, the association has published a half-yearly Observatory of the DPO profession. AFCDP has also been heard in the context of the report "La vie privée à l'heure des mémoires numériques" by senators Yves Détraigne and Anne-Marie Escoffier, and took part in work launched by the Secretary of State for prospective studies and the development of the digital economy, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, on the "right to be forgotten" (Chartes du droit à l'oubli numérique). At the end of 2014, AFCDP took part in work launched by the CNIL that led to the "Gouvernance Informatique et Libertés" label. At the end of 2017, AFCDP joined, within the "Utilisateurs" college, the national victim assistance scheme run by the public interest grouping Action contre la cybermalveillance and supported by an interministerial approach. At the European level, AFCDP was one of the founding members of the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO) in 2011, alongside GDD (Germany), NGFG (Netherlands) and APEP (Spain). CEDPO is the organisation that brings together the main European associations of data protection officers. The association's website presents a wide network of working groups and local groups, including AFCDP Monaco, AFCDP Belgique, and regional groups across France and overseas territories, as well as thematic groups covering sectors such as health data, local authorities, CNIL on-site inspections, digital marketing, medico-social, cross-border flows, human resources, associations/foundations, social housing, banking and finance, FALC, external DPO, GDPR and other European texts, group DPO, transport, hotels/restaurants, artificial intelligence, social action, education/training, augmented video protection, retail, North America and SDIS. It also provides resources such as the book "Correspondant Informatique et Libertés : bien plus qu'un métier", a DPO library, a DPO video library, theses and dissertations, useful links and an open expression section, as well as conferences, meetings, prizes and competitions, and job offers.

• 2022

  16th annual université held.

• 2019

  Since November 2019, AFCDP publishes a half-yearly Observatory of the DPO profession.

• 2017

  At the end of 2017, AFCDP joined the national victim assistance scheme within the "Utilisateurs" college.

• 2014

  At the end of 2014, AFCDP took part in CNIL work that led to the "Gouvernance Informatique et Libertés" label.

• 2011

  AFCDP becomes a founding member of the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO) alongside GDD, NGFG and APEP.

• 2010

  Since 28 January 2010 (European Data Protection Day), AFCDP publishes an index of the right of access to personal data.

• 2006

  First annual université organised (1re université - 2006).

• 2005

  First AFCDP conference held in April at the École nationale de la magistrature, in the presence of CNIL President Alex Türk.

• 2004

  AFCDP created as an association loi de 1901 in the context of the amendment to the Loi informatique et libertés officialising the CIL function.

French professional association and network for data protection officers and privacy correspondents, active in GDPR compliance, training, publications and European cooperation.

• Annual université

  Annual conference event organised since 2006, comprising numerous conferences on GDPR and DPO topics.

• Observatoire du Métier de DPO

  Half-yearly observatory of the DPO profession published since November 2019.

• Index du droit d'accès aux données personnelles

  Index of the right of access to personal data published since 28 January 2010.

• Book: "Correspondant Informatique et Libertés : bien plus qu'un métier"

  Publication listed among AFCDP resources.

• DPO library and video library

  Documentation resources for DPOs.

1. 1AFCDPafcdp.net
2. 2Wikidata Q2867735wikidata.org
3. 3Association française des correspondants à la protection des données à caractère personnelfr.wikipedia.org