National Media and Infocommunications Authority

The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights (CFR) is an independent human rights institution. It is responsible for protecting people's fundamental rights, monitoring the proper legal functioning of public bodies and institutions, and acting to redress citizens' grievances. The Commissioner pays particular attention to the protection of the fundamental right to human dignity, the rights of children, the interests of future generations, the rights of national minorities, the rights of persons with disabilities and the rights of the other most vulnerable groups in society.

The requirement of equal treatment is breached when a person or group is disadvantaged because of a perceived or real protected characteristic. The protected characteristics include, among others, gender, colour, nationality, disability, religious belief, political opinion or gender identity.

A criminal complaint is a submission without formal requirements, a communication that may be made orally, in writing or electronically, or in person, through a statutory representative or an authorised representative.

A consumer complaint is a specific request that falls outside the scope of any other (for example, judicial) procedure. Its aim is to eliminate the harm to individual rights and interests.

The National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) is responsible for ensuring the protection of personal data and access to data of public interest. It also facilitates the free flow of personal data within the European Union. The NAIH also performs the tasks required by European Union legislation and Hungarian laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Pursuant to Section 2:42 of Act V of 2013 on the Civil Code, everyone shall have the right, subject to limitations by law and by the rights of others, to exercise his personality rights freely, in particular the right to have respect for his private and family life, his home, and to his communications made by whatever ways or means, and the right to good reputation and not to be hindered by anyone from exercising these rights.