# Beginselen inzake verwerking van persoonsgegevens 5(a) — AVG — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (5(a)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-5#par-1-pnt-a
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Part of **Beginselen inzake verwerking van persoonsgegevens** (AVG, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-5).

## Provision text

### 5(a)

worden verwerkt op een wijze die ten aanzien van de betrokkene rechtmatig, behoorlijk en transparant is („rechtmatigheid, behoorlijkheid en transparantie”);


## Topics on this provision

- **Transparency** — https://overview.legal/topics/transparantie
  Openness about data processing activities
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Inteligo Media SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/50682
- **Inteligo Media SA v Autoritatea Naţională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal (ANSPDCP)** ¶23 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/50682
- **EDPB Annual Report 2024** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50818
- **hier** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50413
- **One-Stop-Shop case digest on right of access** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/50410
- **hier** §135 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/50413

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