Data Protection EU

    GDPR

    EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679, the primary data protection law for the European Economic Area.

    The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) governs the processing of personal data of individuals in the EU/EEA. It applies extraterritorially to controllers and processors offering goods or services to, or monitoring, EU data subjects. Core principles include lawfulness, fairness and transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and confidentiality, and accountability. Maximum fines reach EUR 20 million or 4% of global annual turnover.

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