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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.