# Right to restriction of processing 18(c) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (18(c)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-10-06. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-18#par-1-pnt-c
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Part of **Right to restriction of processing** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-18).

## Provision text

### 18(c)

the controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but they are required by the data subject for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims;


## Topics on this provision

- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons
- **Controllers** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers
  Entities that determine purposes and means of processing

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **AEPD (Spain) - PS-00159-2025** (enforcement) — https://overview.legal/posts/144029

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