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GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679

Article 5: Principles relating to processing of personal data

GDPR Art. 5, Chapter II

1. Personal data shall be: (a) processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject (‘lawfulness, fairness and transparency’); (b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical resear

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