The Office for Personal Data Protection (UOOU) of the Czech Republic has announced the opening of registrations for a professional seminar on the implementation of the right to information in relation to data protection and privacy.

This seminar, open to the general public, will take place on November 10, 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00, in a hybrid format, both in person and online. The presentation will be given by the director of the right to information department of the UOOU. The program will cover the Czech legal framework of the right to information, notably Act No. 106/1999 Sb., the procedures for handling requests, as well as the interaction between this right and privacy protection. Topics will include proportionality and public interest tests, anonymization, specific provisions relating to beneficiaries of public funds (articles 8b and 8c of Act No. 106/1999 Sb.), and the relationship with the Environmental Information Act (Act No. 133/1998 Sb.). The capacity for in-person participation is limited to 35 places.