Marbella creates a data protection unit to enhance security and transparency

The Local Government Board of the Marbella City Council has approved the creation of the data protection unit, a body that will allow ... to order, supervise, and ensure that all municipal procedures comply with the current regulations governing this area.

"This is an initiative that responds to our commitment to freedom, privacy, and proper management of citizens' information, and we want any resident to be able to exercise their rights simply, also through electronic means, with total transparency," highlighted the municipal government spokesperson, Félix Romero, who hopes that this new unit can be operational "before the end of next summer." Among its main functions, Romero explained, is the establishment of "clear and accessible" procedures so that users can know at all times the purpose and legal basis for the processing of their data.

Contracts and municipal services involving personal content processing will be supervised

Romero emphasized that this body will design specific mechanisms to respond to citizens, such as limiting or deleting the use of their data, in addition to supervising contracts and municipal services that involve processing personal content. Furthermore, "a thorough control of all operations will be carried out, even participating in the drafting of specifications to ensure compliance with regulations," he explained. The new unit will conduct a continuous risk analysis on privacy matters in all municipal delegations, review security measures to prevent potential leaks, and initiate a treatment activity registry that allows tracing any access to sensitive data. "It is about anticipating any possible incident and ensuring maximum protection," he reasoned.

97 more homes in San Pedro

In this vein, he explained that specific protocols will also be enabled to act in case of potential security breaches, along with the preparation of prior impact reports for those procedures that require it. Additionally, a data protection officer will be appointed, and municipal systems will be adapted for information exchange with other administrations, "always with due guarantees and with anonymization processes when necessary." The councilman specified that, in this initial phase, the structure and operational regulations of the unit have been approved, while the staff appointment will be carried out soon "with the goal of being fully operational before the end of the summer."

On the other hand, the spokesperson reported that the Local Government Board has also greenlighted a building license for the construction of 97 homes, commercial premises, garages, and storage rooms, with a community pool, in the southern area of San Pedro Alcántara. The project has a material execution budget close to 22 million euros and will generate revenue through the corresponding taxes, in addition to contemplating transfers to the municipal land heritage.