This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the most preferred recipients of complaints regarding personal data protection in the European Union (EU-28) as of March 2015. During the survey period, it was found that four percent of respondents would prefer to send a complaint to the EU institutions and bodies.
If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The auuthority or private company handling your data
45%
The European Data Protection Authority
50%
The Data Protection Authority of the country where the authority or private company is established
18%
A court
21%
An independent organization for the protection of data rights
* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB26 If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/
European Commission. "If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/
European Commission. (2015). If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/
European Commission. "If You Experienced a Problem concerning The Protection of Your Personal Data, to Whom Would You Prefer to Send a Complaint?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/
European Commission, If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/547591/preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection-in-the-eu/
