Part I – Common provisions

Chapter 1 – Scope and definitions
- Section 1 Scope of the Act
- Section 2 Definitions
Chapter 2 – Legal basis for processing personal data
- Section 3 Processing of personal data by public bodies
- Section 4 Video surveillance of publicly accessible spaces
Chapter 3 – Data protection officers of public bodies
Chapter 4 – Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Chapter 5 – Representation on the European Data Protection Board, single contact point, cooperation among the federal supervisory authorities and those of the Länder concerning European Union matters
Chapter 6 – Legal remedies
- Section 20 Judicial remedy
- Section 21 Application of the supervisory authority for a court decision if it believes that an adequacy decision by the European Commission violates the law