Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW Datenschutzbeauftragter

What Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW Datenschutzbeauftragter does

The Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW (LDI NRW) is the independent state-level data protection and freedom of information supervisory authority for North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, headquartered at Kavalleriestr. 2-4, Düsseldorf. Founded in its current combined form in 2017 and led by State Commissioner Bettina Gayk since May 2021, it operates under EU General Data Protection Regulation (DS-GVO) Article 51 and the NRW Information Freedom Act (IFG NRW). It supervises compliance with data protection law across public and private entities in NRW, processes citizen complaints under Article 77 GDPR, receives mandatory data breach notifications under Article 33 GDPR, registers data protection officers under Article 37(7) GDPR, and adjudicates information freedom requests. Recent enforcement actions include a €300,000 fine against a telecommunications company, a €35,000+ fine against a staff placement firm, and fining authority over individual public-sector employees for unlawful database access.

Name

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit NRW Datenschutzbeauftragter

Legal name

Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen

Website

https://ldi.nrw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The independent state data protection and information freedom supervisory authority for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It enforces GDPR and IFG NRW compliance, processes citizen complaints, registers data breach notifications, and issues enforcement fines against entities within its jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LDI NRW is the independent state-level data protection and freedom of information supervisory authority for North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It receives and processes GDPR complaints (Art. 77), data breach notifications (Art. 33), and data protection officer registrations (Art. 37(7)), while issuing advisory guidance, accreditation/certification decisions, and enforcement actions including fines. The authority also oversees compliance with the NRW Freedom of Information Act (IFG NRW) and provides citizen-facing information, press services, and youth education resources.

Product overview

LDI NRW is a government data protection supervisory authority for the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It does not offer commercial products or services but provides administrative citizen services through its website, including an online complaint portal for data protection violations (Article 77 GDPR), registration portals for data protection officers (Article 37(7) GDPR), and data breach notification forms (Article 33 GDPR), along with information materials ordering and press subscription services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online-Beschwerdeportal (Online Complaint Portal) Web-based portal that allows individuals to submit data protection complaints to the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 77 GDPR.
• Meldeportal für Datenschutzbeauftragte (Data Protection Officer Registration Portal) Portal for responsible parties and processors to notify the supervisory authority of their data protection officer's contact details pursuant to Article 37(7) GDPR.
• Meldeformular für Datenpannen (Data Breach Notification Portal) Portal for responsible parties to report personal data protection breaches to the supervisory authority pursuant to Article 33 GDPR, preferably within 72 hours.
• Bestellservice (Publication Ordering Service) Free ordering service for data protection informational materials published by LDI NRW.
• Presseverteiler (Press Distribution List) Email subscription service for journalists to receive press releases and media information from LDI NRW.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IT.NRW (Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen)coreTechnology or IntegrationIT.NRW (Landesbetrieb Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen) provides website hosting, technical infrastructure, and CMS (Competence Center) services for the LDI NRW website. They receive website access logs and data as a data processor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit (BfDI): Germany's federal-level data protection and freedom of information commissioner; oversees federal entities and telecommunications under the TTDSG, providing a broader jurisdictional complement to LDI NRW's state-level remit.
• Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL): France's national data protection authority; a larger and more resourced European peer operating under the same GDPR framework, with comparable enforcement, advisory, and certification functions across a national jurisdiction.
• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO): The UK's independent data protection authority with comparable DS-GVO-aligned enforcement, breach-notification, and advisory functions; a broader-incumment European counterpart rather than a direct competitor due to post-Brexit jurisdiction differences.

Direct peers

• Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde: Austria's national data protection authority and DSK/EDPB peer, structurally a direct functional equivalent of LDI NRW at national level with the same DS-GVO enforcement and oversight remit.
• Hessischer Datenschutzbeauftragter: Hesse's state data protection supervisory authority with parallel DS-GVO functions including complaint processing, breach notification review, and DPO accreditation — directly comparable to LDI NRW's mandate.
• Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit (BlnBDI): Berlin's combined data protection and freedom of information commissioner, operating under the same DS-GVO/IFG legal framework as LDI NRW with equivalent complaint, breach, and DPO-registration portals.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA): Bavaria's state data protection supervisory authority, functionally identical to LDI NRW with DS-GVO enforcement powers, complaint handling, and breach notification oversight. Most analogous peer due to similar scale and regulatory remit.
• Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP): The Netherlands' national data protection authority, an immediate neighbour and DSK/EDPB peer of LDI NRW with comparable supervisory, complaint-handling, and enforcement functions under DS-GVO.
• Hamburgische Datenschutzbeauftragte: Hamburg's state data protection authority with identical DS-GVO enforcement powers; structurally a smaller-scale twin of LDI NRW and a natural Länder-Kolleg for coordinated action.
• Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg: Baden-Württemberg's state data protection and freedom of information authority, mirroring LDI NRW's dual mandate under DS-GVO and a state IFG. Comparable headcount, structure, and oversight responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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