| Agencia Española de Protección de Datos | |
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| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 26 March 1993 |
| Type | Independent Administrative Authority |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Spain |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD, Spanish: Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) is an independent agency of the government of Spain which oversees the compliance with the legal provisions on the protection of personal data. The agency is headquartered in the city of Madrid and it extends its authority to the whole country.
Apart from the AEPD, there are regional data protection agencies. These agencies have limited access to the files of public administrations because all that information remains the responsibility of the national agency. Currently there are only two regional agencies: the Catalan Data Protection Authority and the Basque Data Protection Agency. From 1995 to 2013, there was also the Data Protection Agency of the Community of Madrid.