# Territorial scope 3(b) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (3(b)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-3#par-2-pnt-b
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Part of **Territorial scope** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-3).

## Provision text

### 3(b)

the monitoring of their behaviour as far as their behaviour takes place within the Union.


## Topics on this provision

- **Monitoring** — https://overview.legal/topics/monitoring
  Systematic observation and tracking of individuals
- **Territorial scope (GDPR)** — https://overview.legal/topics/territorial-scope
  When the GDPR applies geographically: establishment in the Union, targeting (offering goods or services), and behavioural monitoring by non-EU controllers (Arti

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3)** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/38074

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