The paper discusses the relationship between the personal data protection system and the selected civil procedure institutes when the personal data of parties or other subjects are processed. With regard to the pre-trial phase, paper focuses on obtaining information and evidence by the State Attorney's Office, private attorneys, creditors and potential parties to litigation, and on obtaining identification data on counterparties. With regard to the judicial phase, paper focuses on the procedural use of illegally processed personal data, the right to inspect court files, the publicity of court hearings and court decisions, and judicial assistance in obtaining personal data. The author analytically and critically assesses the existing legislation along with judicial and administrative practice and proposes solutions to certain legal dilemmas. Some legislative changes are also proposed. Selected institutes of personal data protection (for example, legal bases for personal data processing, right of access, objection, correction and erasure) are considered in the light of fundamental principles of civil procedural law (right to access to court, right to equality of arms, right to adversarial procedure and right to public hearing) and vice versa, selected civil procedure institutes are considered in the light of the basic principles of personal data protection (in particular the principle of data minimization, the principle of lawfulness and the principle of purpose limitation). Various constitutional aspects on the collecting and disclosure of procedural documents containing personal data are also discussed, especially from the point of view of the constitutional principle of proportionality. Author concludes that the protection of personal data and civil procedural law are mainly coherent and appropriately balanced, but not entirely harmonious systems. It turns out that legal protection of personal data is not an (considerable) obstacle to civil court proceedings, but only to those who do not care about the privacy of others.
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