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What is a Data Privacy Officer (DPO)?

Data Protection Officers (DPOs) oversee organizational privacy compliance. Under GDPR, certain organizations must appoint DPOs. They monitor compliance, advise on data protection, and liaise with supervisory authorities.

Email-specific involvement: reviewing consent mechanisms, ensuring data subject request fulfillment, advising on retention policies, and auditing marketing practices for privacy compliance.

DPO relationship with email teams: DPOs set requirements email programs must meet. They don't manage email operations but ensure operations comply with privacy obligations. Email teams should involve DPOs in significant practice changes.

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