Germany: Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information questionnaire to determine legitimate interest under General Data Protection Regulation

Progress

Current status
adopted
06 Jan 2026 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

06 Jan 2026
adopted

Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information published questionnaire to determine legitimate interest under General Data Protection Regulation

On 6 January 2026, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) released a questionnaire for the three-step test to determine legitimate interest pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) General Data Protection Regulation (GD…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority