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Subject-matter and objectives </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-2"> Article 2. Material scope </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-3"> Article 3. Territorial scope </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-4"> Article 4. Definitions </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER II</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Principles  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 5 - 11 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-5"> Article 5. Principles relating to processing of personal data </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-6"> Article 6. Lawfulness of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-7"> Article 7. Conditions for consent </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-8"> Article 8. Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-9"> Article 9. Processing of special categories of personal data </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-10"> Article 10. Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-11"> Article 11. Processing which does not require identification </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter open"> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER III</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Rights of the data subject  <i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 12 - 23 </span> </a> <ul style=""> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-12"> Article 12. Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-13"> Article 13. Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-14"> Article 14. Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-15"> Article 15. Right of access by the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-16"> Article 16. Right to rectification </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-17"> Article 17. Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-18"> Article 18. Right to restriction of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-19"> Article 19. Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-20"> Article 20. Right to data portability </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-21"> Article 21. Right to object </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-22"> Article 22. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-23"> Article 23. Restrictions </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER IV</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Controller and processor  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 24 - 43 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-24"> Article 24. Responsibility of the controller </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-25"> Article 25. Data protection by design and by default </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-26"> Article 26. Joint controllers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-27"> Article 27. Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-28"> Article 28. Processor </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-29"> Article 29. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-30"> Article 30. Records of processing activities </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-31"> Article 31. Cooperation with the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-32"> Article 32. Security of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-33"> Article 33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-34"> Article 34. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-35"> Article 35. Data protection impact assessment </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-36"> Article 36. Prior consultation </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-37"> Article 37. Designation of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-38"> Article 38. Position of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-39"> Article 39. Tasks of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-40"> Article 40. Codes of conduct </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-41"> Article 41. Monitoring of approved codes of conduct </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-42"> Article 42. Certification </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-43"> Article 43. Certification bodies </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER V</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 44 - 50 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-44"> Article 44. General principle for transfers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-45"> Article 45. Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-46"> Article 46. Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-47"> Article 47. Binding corporate rules </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-48"> Article 48. Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-49"> Article 49. Derogations for specific situations </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-50"> Article 50. International cooperation for the protection of personal data </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VI</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Independent supervisory authorities  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 51 - 59 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-51"> Article 51. Supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-52"> Article 52. Independence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-53"> Article 53. General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-54"> Article 54. Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-55"> Article 55. Competence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-56"> Article 56. Competence of the lead supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-57"> Article 57. Tasks </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-58"> Article 58. Powers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-59"> Article 59. Activity reports </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VII</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Cooperation and consistency  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 60 - 76 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-60"> Article 60. Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-61"> Article 61. Mutual assistance </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-62"> Article 62. Joint operations of supervisory authorities </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-63"> Article 63. Consistency mechanism </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-64"> Article 64. Opinion of the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-65"> Article 65. Dispute resolution by the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-66"> Article 66. Urgency procedure </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-67"> Article 67. Exchange of information </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-68"> Article 68. European Data Protection Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-69"> Article 69. Independence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-70"> Article 70. Tasks of the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-71"> Article 71. Reports </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-72"> Article 72. Procedure </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-73"> Article 73. Chair </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-74"> Article 74. Tasks of the Chair </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-75"> Article 75. Secretariat </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-76"> Article 76. Confidentiality </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VIII</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Remedies, liability and penalties  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 77 - 84 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-77"> Article 77. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-78"> Article 78. 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<li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER I</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> General provisions  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 1 - 4 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-1"> Article 1. Subject-matter and objectives </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-2"> Article 2. Material scope </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-3"> Article 3. Territorial scope </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-4"> Article 4. Definitions </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER II</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Principles  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 5 - 11 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-5"> Article 5. Principles relating to processing of personal data </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-6"> Article 6. Lawfulness of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-7"> Article 7. Conditions for consent </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-8"> Article 8. Conditions applicable to child's consent in relation to information society services </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-9"> Article 9. Processing of special categories of personal data </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-10"> Article 10. Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-11"> Article 11. Processing which does not require identification </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter open"> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER III</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Rights of the data subject  <i class="fa fa-chevron-down"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 12 - 23 </span> </a> <ul style=""> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-12"> Article 12. Transparent information, communication and modalities for the exercise of the rights of the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-13"> Article 13. Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-14"> Article 14. Information to be provided where personal data have not been obtained from the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-15"> Article 15. Right of access by the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-16"> Article 16. Right to rectification </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-17"> Article 17. Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-18"> Article 18. Right to restriction of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-19"> Article 19. Notification obligation regarding rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-20"> Article 20. Right to data portability </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-21"> Article 21. Right to object </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-22"> Article 22. Automated individual decision-making, including profiling </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-23"> Article 23. Restrictions </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER IV</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Controller and processor  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 24 - 43 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-24"> Article 24. Responsibility of the controller </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-25"> Article 25. Data protection by design and by default </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-26"> Article 26. Joint controllers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-27"> Article 27. Representatives of controllers or processors not established in the Union </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-28"> Article 28. Processor </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-29"> Article 29. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-30"> Article 30. Records of processing activities </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-31"> Article 31. Cooperation with the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-32"> Article 32. Security of processing </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-33"> Article 33. Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-34"> Article 34. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-35"> Article 35. Data protection impact assessment </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-36"> Article 36. Prior consultation </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-37"> Article 37. Designation of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-38"> Article 38. Position of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-39"> Article 39. Tasks of the data protection officer </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-40"> Article 40. Codes of conduct </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-41"> Article 41. Monitoring of approved codes of conduct </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-42"> Article 42. Certification </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-43"> Article 43. Certification bodies </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER V</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 44 - 50 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-44"> Article 44. General principle for transfers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-45"> Article 45. Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-46"> Article 46. Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-47"> Article 47. Binding corporate rules </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-48"> Article 48. Transfers or disclosures not authorised by Union law </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-49"> Article 49. Derogations for specific situations </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-50"> Article 50. International cooperation for the protection of personal data </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VI</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Independent supervisory authorities  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 51 - 59 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-51"> Article 51. Supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-52"> Article 52. Independence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-53"> Article 53. General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-54"> Article 54. Rules on the establishment of the supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-55"> Article 55. Competence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-56"> Article 56. Competence of the lead supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-57"> Article 57. Tasks </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-58"> Article 58. Powers </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-59"> Article 59. Activity reports </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VII</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Cooperation and consistency  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 60 - 76 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-60"> Article 60. Cooperation between the lead supervisory authority and the other supervisory authorities concerned </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-61"> Article 61. Mutual assistance </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-62"> Article 62. Joint operations of supervisory authorities </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-63"> Article 63. Consistency mechanism </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-64"> Article 64. Opinion of the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-65"> Article 65. Dispute resolution by the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-66"> Article 66. Urgency procedure </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-67"> Article 67. Exchange of information </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-68"> Article 68. European Data Protection Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-69"> Article 69. Independence </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-70"> Article 70. Tasks of the Board </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-71"> Article 71. Reports </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-72"> Article 72. Procedure </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-73"> Article 73. Chair </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-74"> Article 74. Tasks of the Chair </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-75"> Article 75. Secretariat </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-76"> Article 76. Confidentiality </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER VIII</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Remedies, liability and penalties  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 77 - 84 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-77"> Article 77. Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-78"> Article 78. Right to an effective judicial remedy against a supervisory authority </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-79"> Article 79. Right to an effective judicial remedy against a controller or processor </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-80"> Article 80. Representation of data subjects </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-81"> Article 81. Suspension of proceedings </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-82"> Article 82. Right to compensation and liability </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-83"> Article 83. General conditions for imposing administrative fines </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-84"> Article 84. Penalties </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER IX</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Provisions relating to specific processing situations  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 85 - 91 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-85"> Article 85. Processing and freedom of expression and information </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-86"> Article 86. Processing and public access to official documents </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-87"> Article 87. Processing of the national identification number </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-88"> Article 88. Processing in the context of employment </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-89"> Article 89. Safeguards and derogations relating to processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-90"> Article 90. Obligations of secrecy </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-91"> Article 91. Existing data protection rules of churches and religious associations </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER X</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Delegated acts and implementing acts  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 92 - 93 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-92"> Article 92. Exercise of the delegation </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-93"> Article 93. Committee procedure </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mainMenu__chapter "> <a class="mainMenu__chapter_link"> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__index">CHAPTER XI</span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__title"> Final provisions  <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i> </span> <span class="mainMenu__chapter__articles"> Art 94 - 99 </span> </a> <ul style="display: none;"> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-94"> Article 94. Repeal of Directive 95/46/EC </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-95"> Article 95. Relationship with Directive 2002/58/EC </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-96"> Article 96. Relationship with previously concluded Agreements </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-97"> Article 97. Commission reports </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-98"> Article 98. Review of other Union legal acts on data protection </a> </li> <li class="mainMenu__article"> <a href="/gdpr-article-99"> Article 99. Entry into force and application </a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <article class="article-container"> <div id="inner-content"> <div class="article"> <div class="chapter"> <h2 class="chapter__title"> <span class="chapter__title__index">CHAPTER III</span> <span class="chapter__title__label">Rights of the data subject</span> </h2> </div> <h3 class="article__title"> Article 17. Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) </h3> <ul class="list-unstyled article__list_level0"> <li class="no-label"> <p id="section-0"> 1. The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where one of the following grounds applies:</p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-1">(a)    the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-2">(b)    the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1), or point (a) of Article 9(2), and where there is no other legal ground for the processing; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-3">(c)    the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2); </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-4">(d)    the personal data have been unlawfully processed; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-5">(e)    the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-6">(f)    the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1). </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class="no-label"> <p id="section-7"> 2. Where the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to paragraph 1 to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data.</p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class="no-label"> <p id="section-8"> 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the extent that processing is necessary:</p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-9">(a)    for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-10">(b)    for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-11">(c)    for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with points (h) and (i) of Article 9(2) as well as Article 9(3); </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-12">(d)    for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) in so far as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing; or </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> <li class=""> <p id="section-13">(e)    for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. </p> <ul class="list-unstyled"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ var definitions = {"personal data\u2019 means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (\u2018data subject": "\u2018personal data\u2019 means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (\u2018data subject\u2019); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person; \n \n \n \n ", "processing": "\u2018processing\u2019 means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction; \n \n \n \n ", "restriction of processing": "\u2018restriction of processing\u2019 means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future; \n \n \n \n ", "profiling\u2019 means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person": "\u2018profiling\u2019 means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements; \n \n \n \n ", "pseudonymisation": "\u2018pseudonymisation\u2019 means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person; \n \n \n \n ", "filing system": "\u2018filing system\u2019 means any structured set of personal data which are accessible according to specific criteria, whether centralised, decentralised or dispersed on a functional or geographical basis; \n \n \n \n ", "controller": "\u2018controller\u2019 means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member\u00a0State law; \n \n \n \n ", "processor": "\u2018processor\u2019 means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller; \n \n \n \n ", "recipient": "\u2018recipient\u2019 means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. 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\n \n \n \n ", "international organisation": "\u2018international organisation\u2019 means an organisation and its subordinate bodies governed by public international law, or any other body which is set up by, or on the basis of, an agreement between two or more countries. \n \n \n \n "}; var terms = Object.keys(definitions); $(".article__list_level0").mark(terms, { separateWordSearch: false, done: function() { $('[data-markjs="true"]').popover({ title: function() { return $(this).text(); }, content: function() { var content = definitions[$(this).text().toLowerCase()]; if (content) { return content; } else { return definitions[$(this).text()]; } }, delay: { "show": 100, "hide": 0 }, trigger: 'hover' }) } }); }); </script> <a class="next-article" href="/gdpr-article-18"> <p>Next</p> <p class="name"> Article 18. 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In particular, a data subject should have the right to have his or her personal data erased and no longer processed where the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are collected or otherwise processed, where a data subject has withdrawn his or her consent or objects to the processing of personal data concerning him or her, or where the processing of his or her personal data does not otherwise comply with this Regulation. That right is relevant in particular where the data subject has given his or her consent as a child and is not fully aware of the risks involved by the processing, and later wants to remove such personal data, especially on the internet. The data subject should be able to exercise that right notwithstanding the fact that he or she is no longer a child. However, the further retention of the personal data should be lawful where it is necessary, for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information, for compliance with a legal obligation, for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller, on the grounds of public interest in the area of public health, for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims." data-recital-index="65"> <span>A data subject should have the right to have pe...</span> </a> </li> <li> <span class="index">66</span> <a href="#recital-66" class="recital-link" data-recital-content="To strengthen the right to be forgotten in the online environment, the right to erasure should also be extended in such a way that a controller who has made the personal data public should be obliged to inform the controllers which are processing such personal data to erase any links to, or copies or replications of those personal data. 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