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GDPR

GDPR

The GDPR establishes principles such as lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, security, and accountability. It provides rights including access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection, subject to conditions and exceptions. Organizations must identify a lawful basis, manage processors and transfers, and apply appropriate technical and organizational measures. This glossary content should remain educational rather than legal advice.

What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union regulation governing the processing of personal data and the rights of people in the European Economic Area.

Why it matters

The GDPR establishes principles such as lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, security, and accountability. It provides rights including access, correction, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection, subject to conditions and exceptions. Organizations must identify a lawful basis, manage processors and transfers, and apply appropriate technical and organizational measures. This glossary content should remain educational rather than legal advice.

Example

An analytics program documents its lawful basis, limits collected properties, supports access and deletion requests, and controls transfers to service providers.

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