Abstract

CONSUMER PROTECTION WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA IN THE INSURANCE SERVICES

Summary

This Article is an attem pt to prove that Polish national law provides personal data protection in the insurance services required by the provisions of Directive 95/46/EC and European Convention No. 108.

The Author makes an attem pt to create a list o f fundamental principles, which should be respected in the light o f this Directive and Convention. She analyses implementation of these principles into Polish law by comparing the former and present regulations: the Act of Insurance Activity and the Act on Protection of Personal Data. She discusses special processing conditions - for specific sector (insurance) and special categories of data (sensitive).

The next part of the article discusses problems connected with personal data processing in the insurance services by means of Internet.

Finally this paper presents different aspects of responsibility of a controller, including special regulations of the insurance law.