Office for Personal Data Protection

Overview
The Macao [www.gpdp.gov.mo Office for Personal Data Protection] (GPDP) is the public authority established under Chief Executive Instruction (Despacho do Chefe do Executivo) 83/2007 of the Macao Special Administrative Region, operating independently under the supervision of the Chief Executive. Being the public authority referred to in Article 79(3) of the Civil Code and Law 8/2005 (the Personal Data Protection Act, or PDPA), the GPDP exercises the legal competence invested in it in supervising and coordinating the public implementation of and compliance with the PDPA, and devising professional secrecy regulations as well as supervising their implementation.