GDPR information

An auction cannot be run anonymously. The law sets out exactly who must be notified, what the notice must contain and what goes into the notarial record. So we process personal data in an auction — not because we want to, but because without it the auction would not stand.

This page is an informative overview for debtors, petitioners, bidders and other data subjects. Details for individual auctions are in the relevant auction notice.

1. Who processes the data (controller)

2. Purpose and legal basis

We process data so that a voluntary auction can be prepared and carried out and the underlying debt resolved. The legal basis is chiefly compliance with legal obligations under Act No. 527/2002 Coll. on voluntary auctions — Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Where processing does not follow directly from the law, we rely on performance of a contract with the petitioner or the successful bidder — Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR — or on legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, for instance in recovering the debt and keeping records of correspondence. We ask for consent only where no other basis exists; such consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Providing data required by law is not optional — without it, the auction cannot proceed.

3. Categories of data processed

• Identification data: name, date of birth, birth number, permanent address
• Contact data: phone number, e-mail address, correspondence address
• Property data: title deed number, cadastral area, parcel number, shares
• Debt data: amount, due date, payments, correspondence about the debt
• Bidder data: identity document, proof of deposit, bank details
• Auction records: entry in the bidder list, the notarial record

The scope depends on your position — we need different data from a debtor than from a bidder.

4. Who we share the data with

• The notary certifying the course of the auction
• The expert preparing the property appraisal
• The Notarial Chamber of the Slovak Republic — the Central Notarial Register of Auctions (publication of the notice)
• The district office, land registry department — for the change of title
• The auction petitioner (for example a flat owners' association) and lien creditors
• Courts, law enforcement and other public authorities where they request it on a legal basis
• Lawyers, banks and IT service providers to the extent needed to run the auction

We do not transfer data to third countries outside the European Economic Area and do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.

5. How long we keep the data

We keep data for the period required by the voluntary auctions act, the act on archives and records and accounting rules, and further for as long as claims arising from the auction may be raised. After that, the file is disposed of under the records schedule. We'll tell you the specific period for your case on request.

6. Your rights

Send your request to pohladavky@dupos.sk or by post to our registered address. We'll reply within the period set by the GDPR.

If you believe we process your data unlawfully, you may lodge a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic, Hraničná 12, 820 07 Bratislava. We'd rather hear it from you first, though — most things we can explain or put right straight away.