sõltumatu järelevalveasutus, kes tagab, et ELi institutsioonid ja asutused täidavad oma andmekaitsealaseid kohustusi, mis on sätestatud andmekaitsemääruses (EÜ) nr 45/2001, independent supervisory authority responsible for ensuring that the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and in particular their right to privacy, are respected by the Community institutions and bodies, the independent supervisory authority at EU level with responsibility for monitoring the processing of personal data by the EU institutions and bodies, advising on policies and legislation that affect privacy and cooperating with similar authorities to ensure consistent data protection