The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) is committed to complying with the provisions of Law No. 18-07 on the protection of natural persons in the processing of personal data, modified and completed by the law 25-11. ensuring the confidentiality and security of personal data during interactions with its services and the use of its offerings.
It is within this framework that the personal data protection policy is established, aiming to clarify the legal approach adopted by the ministry regarding the collection, use, and retention of such data, as well as to define the rights of the individuals concerned and the available contact methods.
Persons Concerned
This policy applies to all users of MPT services, service providers, employees, Ministry partners, and all persons related to the Ministry’s activities.
Data Collected : The data collected by the Ministry includes:
- Civil status data and identity information (name, first name, gender, date of birth, signatures).
- contact details of the person concerned. (postal address, email address, phone number).
- Data on your economic, financial and tax situation.
- Your bank or postal account details.
- Information about your career and performance (CV, positions, date of hire, performance reports).
- Training data, professional experience and job skills.
- The data relating to the visitors of the Ministry.
- Video surveillance and data recording during your visits to the Ministry.
Data Collection Methods
The Ministry collects personal data through:
- Forms and personal documents.
- Curriculum vitae (CV).
- Interactions with employees.
- Use of Ministry services.
- Ministry websites and applications.
- Reliable external sources.
- Personal visits.
- Paper requests.
Use of Personal Data
Personal data is used for various purposes, including:
- Providing services.
- Account management.
- Transaction processing.
- Service improvement.
- Statistical purposes.
- Human resources management.
- Access control.
- Internal security.
- Complaint handling.
- Recruitment process management.
- Communication with the person concerned by the services of the Ministry.
Retention of Personal Data
The ministry retains personal data for a specified period according to the purpose for which it was collected, as follows:
- The data is retained as long as it is related to the use of the ministry’s services.
- The retention may continue after the relationship with the data subject has ended to meet archiving and documentation requirements or to defend the ministry’s interests in case of legal or regulatory disputes.
This is done in strict compliance with the established standards for determining the retention period of such data.
Protection of Personal Data
The Ministry adopts technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction. Personal data is used only for the purposes for which it was collected.
Rights
Under Law 18-07, the individual concerned with the processing of their personal data has the following rights:
- Right to information.
- Right of access.
- Right to rectification.
- Right to object.
You can exercise any of the above rights by contacting the Data Protection Officer. A copy of an identity document must accompany your request in order to be processed.
Contacting the Ministry’s Data Protection Officer (DPO)
For any questions or disputes concerning the use of your personal data, we invite you to contact the DPO of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications by:
- Address: 4 Street Krim Belkacem, 16027, Algiers, Algeria
- E-mail: dpo@mpt.gov.dz
- Phone: +213 21 711 220 / +213 21 72 40 01
Contacting the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data
In case of persistent disagreement regarding your personal data, you have the right to contact the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data by:
- Address : 15 Street Yahia Omar Chérif, Hydra,
- Email: anpdp@anpdp.dz
- Phone: +213 23 477 300