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Anyone can submit a report to the Information Commissioner if they feel that someone is violating the EU General Regulation or the Personal Data Protection Act. The Information Commissioner then performs the necessary inspection procedures ex officio on the basis of the Inspection Act.

You can send the report by e-mail to gp.ip(at)ip-rs.si or by ordinary mail to the address indicated on the contact information page.

We recommend you send the report with the appropriate form.

The data you provide will only be used by the IC in the extent necessary for the exercise of their legal competences, tasks or obligations, such as the collection of applications, questions and comments, their resolution and storage (archiving). IC will not forward your information gained from your application, your question or remark to others, unless provided otherwise by the law.

We will try to provide you with an answer in the shortest time possible.

What can I do if a violation had already occurred?

An individual who determines that his rights set out in the General Regulation of the EU or the Personal Data Protection Act have been violated, can file a lawsuit to request judicial protection until the violation lasts. If the violation has already ceased, an individual may file a lawsuit to establish that the violation had existed. The lawsuit shall be decided by the competent administrative court in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Dispute Act unless provided otherwise by the Personal Data Protection Act. In this lawsuit procedure, the public is generally excluded. If damage was caused to the individual, he may request compensation for damages from the tortfeasor in accordance with the law. In an action under the Act on the Protection of Personal Data in the Area of Treatment of Criminal Offences (ZVOPOKD), the court must act quickly and decide on the case within six months at the latest.

The General Regulation and the Personal Data Protection Act contain a number of penal provisions that determine fines (financial penalties) for cases of violations of individual provisions of the law, and thusly indirectly protect individuals from violations and misuse of their personal data. The rights of the individual are directly or indirectly protected by statutory provisions on inspection over the implementation of provisions on the protection of personal data. The Criminal Code contains a number of provisions prohibiting such encroachments on individuals' privacy.