Nordrhein-Westfalen
Placed through the Kopexa partner network: certified DPOs for the NRW state capital, covering advertising, fashion, telecommunications and the Mittelstand, complemented by the Kopexa GRC platform.
Location profile
AvailableDüsseldorf
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Authority
State law
Industries
Supervisory authority
Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Nordrhein-Westfalen
www.ldi.nrw.deResponsible for all private-sector controllers headquartered in Nordrhein-Westfalen. For cross-state groups, the main-establishment principle under Art. 56 GDPR applies.
Datenschutzgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen (DSG NRW)
Specifies the GDPR and the BDSG for public sector bodies of the State of NRW. Private companies are subject solely to the GDPR and the BDSG; the LDI NRW is the supervisory authority for Düsseldorf, Cologne and all of NRW.
Supervisory practice
LDI NRW regularly imposes fines under Art. 83 GDPR. Focus areas: employee data protection, cookie compliance, international data transfers. Current cases are documented in the annual activity reports.
View activity reportsIndustry clusters on the ground
Düsseldorf is Germany's advertising and fashion capital. Agencies like Grey, Ogilvy and BBDO Düsseldorf shape data-driven marketing privacy, with a focus on cookie compliance, tracking, programmatic advertising and AI-based targeting. Corporations such as Henkel, Vodafone, Metro and Daimler Trucks bring classic corporate DPO requirements (BCR, group policies, joint controllership). The fashion sector (Esprit, Peek & Cloppenburg, C&A) processes extensive customer and employee data, often with international supply chains. In the telecommunications sector (Vodafone headquarters), the TKG and TTDSG supplement the GDPR with specific requirements for traffic data and location data.
How the matching works
We match industry, size and language against our partner network. You get two profiles to choose from, no catalog, no sales discovery.
Describe your setup: industry, headcount, any frameworks (TISAX, ISO 27001, BAFIN). Optional: preferred language.
We check suitable DPOs for Düsseldorf and the surrounding area. Industry fit + capacity + response time. You get two profiles, you decide.
Appointment in writing, notification to the relevant supervisory authority, onboarding directly in the Kopexa platform.
We match you with a certified DPO from the Kopexa partner network, with industry expertise for Düsseldorf and the surrounding region. Response within one business day.
Access to certified DPOs with a range of industry specializations.
Kopexa Pro (599 EUR/month): unlimited frameworks, OSCAL support, vendor and asset management, cross-framework mapping, audit & assessments. Not just DPO tooling.
DPO flat rate and platform license shown separately. No hidden tool costs.
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