# Right of access by the data subject 15(a) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (15(a)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-15#par-1-pnt-a
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Part of **Right of access by the data subject** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-15).

## Provision text

### 15(a)

the purposes of the processing;


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Trib. of Bologna - RG 12124/2020** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125653
- **GC - T-318/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122878
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2023.#Proceedings brought by J.M.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hallinto-oikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 4 and 15 – Scope of the right of access to information referred to in Article 15 – Information contained in log data – Article 4 – Definition of ‘personal data’ – Definition of ‘recipients’ – Temporal application.#Case C-579/21.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132284
- **Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51486
- **BVwG - W252 2247042-1** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132104
- **BVwG - W252 2247042-1** ¶3.2 (case-law, Federal Administrative Court) — https://overview.legal/posts/132104
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2023.#Proceedings brought by J.M.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hallinto-oikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 4 and 15 – Scope of the right of access to information referred to in Article 15 – Information contained in log data – Article 4 – Definition of ‘personal data’ – Definition of ‘recipients’ – Temporal application.#Case C-579/21.** ¶28 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132284
- **Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF** ¶16 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51486
- **Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF** ¶17 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51486
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2023.#Proceedings brought by J.M.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Itä-Suomen hallinto-oikeus.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Articles 4 and 15 – Scope of the right of access to information referred to in Article 15 – Information contained in log data – Article 4 – Definition of ‘personal data’ – Definition of ‘recipients’ – Temporal application.#Case C-579/21.** ¶62 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132284
- **Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v CRIF** ¶52 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51486
- **Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights - Right of access** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38055

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