# Right to object — GDPR — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-21 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Right to object — Right to object *GDPR, gdpr-art-21-en — https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-21* 1. The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1), including profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. 2. Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing, which includes profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct marketing. 3. Where the data subject objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes. 4. At the latest at the time of the first communication with the data subject, the right referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be explicitly brought to the attention of the data subject and shall be presented clearly and separately from any other information. 5. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications. 6. Where personal data are processed for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1), the data subject, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, shall have the right to object to processing of personal data concerning him or her, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest. ## Enforcement 124 decision(s) on record cite Article 21, totalling approximately €89,860,154 in fines (median €8,500). Top fines: - **TIM (telecommunications operator): Insufficient legal basis for data processing** (ITALY, €27,800,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/46304 - **Vodafone Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (ITALY, €12,251,601) — https://overview.legal/posts/46553 - **Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (UNITED KINGDOM, €9,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/47305 - **Eni Gas e Luce: Insufficient legal basis for data processing** (ITALY, €8,500,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/46301 - **Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights** (SPAIN, €8,150,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/46709 ## Guidance ### Guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125668* Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies Version 2.0 Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted Version history Version Date Adoption information version 1.1 08 April 2025 adoption of the guidelines before public consultation version 2.0 07 July 2026 adoption of the guidelines after public consultation 3 | Adopted 4 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 70 (1)(e) of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the… ### Opinion 14/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125682* Opinion 14 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (2) and Article 42 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free… ### Art. 29 WP Guidelines on GDPR transparency requirements (WP260 rev.01) *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38076* The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issued these guidelines (WP260 rev.01), adopted on 29 November 2017 and last revised on 11 April 2018, to provide interpretive and practical guidance on the transparency requirements under the GDPR (Articles 12–14). The document addresses the form, timing, content, and modalities of information provided to data subjects, including issues such as plain language, layered privacy notices, information for children, and exceptions to the obligation to provide information. No fines or enforcement actions are imposed, as this is a guidance document rather than an enforcement decision. ### Artikel 29-werkgroep: richtsnoeren transparantie onder de AVG *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38104* De Groep gegevensbescherming artikel 29 heeft richtsno ### Versiegeschiedenis *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38105* Het Europees Comité voor gegevensbescherming (EDPB) heeft in deze richtsnoeren (versie 2.0, vastgesteld op 8 oktober 2019) uiteengezet hoe artikel 6, lid 1, onder b) van de AVG moet worden toegepast bij de verwerking van persoonsgegevens in het kader van de verlening van onlinediensten aan betrokkenen. Het document analyseert de reikwijdte en de noodzakelijkheidseis van deze rechtsgrondslag, inclusief de wisselwerking met andere verwerkingsgrondslagen, en verduidelijkt de toepasselijkheid in specifieke situaties zoals dienstverbetering, fraudebestrijding, gedragsgerichte advertenties en contentpersonalisatie. ## Related topics - **Right to Object** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-object ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-21 · 2026-08-22