The purpose of the GDPR The European Union views the protection of personal data as a fundamental right of natural persons. The GDPR establishes requirements of organizations that process data, defines the rights of individuals to manage their data, and outlines penalties for those who violate ...
The purpose of the GDPR is to impose a uniform data security law on all EU members, so that each member state no longer needs to write its own data protection laws and laws are consistent across the entire EU. In addition to EU members, it is important to note that any compan...
Central aspects of the GDPR–i.e. key underlying data protection principles and regulatory categories, the reliance on the "notice-and-consent" model, the (narrow) remit of the Regulation vis-à-vis possible harms and discriminations–are misaligned with the surge in digital health. This throws...
According to Article 17 of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to request their personal data be deleted. For the request to be valid, at least one of the following conditions must be met: The data is outdated. The data subject withdraws their consent. The original purpose for obtaining...
The GDPR requires a record of written documentation and overview of procedures by which personal data are processed. It must include data categories, the group of people it concerns, the purpose of the processing, and the data receivers. This record must be completely provided to authorities upon...
1With respect to the criteria that the processing be on a 'large scale,' Recital 91 of the GDPR clarifies that: 'The processing of personal data should not be considered to be on a large scale if the processing concerns personal data from patients or clients by an individual physician, oth...
Purpose limitation Data minimization Accuracy Storage limitation Integrity and confidentiality (security) Accountability In addition to describing these principles in detail, the GDPR requires several specific actions that data controllers and processors need to take. Some of these include: ...
Examples of non-personal data include: company registration numbers; generic company email addresses such asinfo@company.com; anonymized data. Who does the GDPR apply to The GDPR can apply to: Anentity that bases its operations in the EU(whether the processing takes place in the EU or not)....
The GDPR replaces a prior EU privacy directive (Directive 95/46/EC). The regulation is a binding act, which must be followed in its entirety by all organizations who process EU residents' personal data, regardless of location. The GDPR is intended to modernize EU privacy data protection. ...
This processing will take place for the fulfilment of the existing contract of use with you, as far as it serves the purpose of the technical implementation of the website’s use (legal basis for processing: Art. 6 no. 1 lit. b) of the GDPR) and to otherwise protect our legitimate in...