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GDPRRegulation (EU) 2016/679

Definition: personal data breach: personal data breach

GDPR Art. 4 (personal data breach)

a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed

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Source texts: the Official Journal, through the Publications Office. Dataset built 2026-07-29. Study aid, not legal advice.

GDPR 32016R0679

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