Data Protection Inspectorate
Source Passport
EE-R-00002-3
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Andmekaitse Inspektsioon
- Country
- Estonia
- Type
- Regulator
- Founded
- 1999
- Head
- Pille Lehis (peadirektor / Director General, since 19 August 2019)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Open
6 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it on record, not yet checked
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Public body
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Andmekaitse Inspektsioon
- AKI
- Registration number Pending check
- Registrikood 70004235
- Registered address Pending check
- Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@aki.ee
4 sources
- AKI 'Majandusteave', read 2026-10-16 (registrikood 70004235; own budget and bank account; statute link)
- AKI 'Inspektsioonist', read 2026-10-16 (began operating on 15 February 1999)
- AKI homepage, read 2026-10-16 (Tatari 39, 10134 Tallinn; info[at]aki.ee)
- AKI 'Õigusaktid', read 2026-10-16 (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus 'Normib ... Andmekaitse Inspektsiooni tegevust')
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owner or founding authority Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Justiits- ja Digiministeerium (Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs; AKI operates in its area of government; Director General appointed by the Government on the Minister of Justice's proposal for five years) Direct State or public body - State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Answers to Pending check
- Republic of Estonia – Justiits- ja Digiministeerium (area of government)
2 sources
- AKI 'Struktuur', read 2026-10-16 (Pille Lehis, Andmekaitse Inspektsiooni peadirektor since 19 August 2019, second term confirmed at the government session of 16 May 2024; appointed by the Government on the Minister of Justice's proposal for five years; 34 posts)
- AKI 'Inspektsioonist', read 2026-10-16 ('Justiits- ja Digiministeeriumi valitsemisalas tegutsev asutus'; mission to 'seista sõltumatult privaatsuse ja riigi läbipaistvuse eest'; 'Inspektsiooni peadirektor on Pille Lehis')
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- How it is funded Pending check
Source Share of revenue State budget Over 50% - Budget and funding bodies Pending check
Funder Type Note Republic of Estonia – state budget Government or public body 'Inspektsiooni kulud kaetakse riigieelarvest'; 2025 budget expenditure 1,383,711 against own revenue of 1,600 (figures as in the 2025 budget table, EUR)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link YouTube youtube.com/channel/UC6r16n-ArUJdbUbtCkvMEQQ LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/estonian-data-protection-inspectorate/ Spotify (podcast 'Andmehääling') open.spotify.com/show/3zUmUfZZchralr4845AUFJ
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Agencies and funds under it
- Not disclosed
- Public-office or party roles of board members
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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