Slovakia. Comprehensive data protection. Act
Act 18/2018Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection
In force
Partly verified
Medium confidence. No verification notes recorded.§1Summary
- Synopsis
Slovakia's Act 18/2018 both implements the GDPR and transposes the Law Enforcement Directive, largely restating GDPR obligations in national law.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Age of digital consent (GDPR Art 8): 16. Duplicates much GDPR text in national law; rules on publication of ID numbers and on processing for journalism; fines on public bodies allowed.
- SaaS relevance
Applies alongside the GDPR to any SaaS provider established in, or targeting users in, this country; national rules on age of consent, employee data and offences shape onboarding and HR-related features.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- Breach notification
- Authority 72h; individuals without undue delay (GDPR Arts 33-34)
- DPO
- Conditional
- Cross-border transfers
- GDPR Chapter V (adequacy/SCCs/BCRs)
- Maximum penalty
- GDPR Art 83: €20m or 4% global turnover
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text slov-lex.sk
- English text dataprotection.gov.sk
- Authority
- Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov Slovenskej republiky
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Slovakia
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence. No verification notes recorded.