# Principles relating to processing of personal data 5(f) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Principles relating to processing of personal data** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-5).

## Provision text

### 5(f)

processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures (‘integrity and confidentiality’).


## Topics on this provision

- **Integrity and Confidentiality Principle** — https://overview.legal/topics/integrity-confidentiality-principle
  While security and beveiliging topics exist, there is no dedicated topic for the integrity and confidentiality principle specifically as articulated in GDPR Art
- **Security** — https://overview.legal/topics/beveiliging
  Technical and organizational measures to protect personal data
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 November 2022.#WM and Sovim SA v Luxembourg Business Registers.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d'arrondissement de Luxembourg.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing – Directive (EU) 2018/843 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 – Amendment to Article 30(5), first subparagraph, point (c), of Directive 2015/849 – Access for any member** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132303
- **EWHC (UK) - Johnson v Eastlight Community Homes Ltd** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125651
- **Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 2 December 2025.#X v Russmedia Digital SRL and Inform Media Press SRL.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 4(7) – Concept of ‘controller’ – Responsibility of the operator of an online marketplace for the publication of personal data contained in advertisements placed on its online marketplace by user advertisers – Article 5(2) –** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132130
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2023.#ZQ v Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 6(1) – Conditions for lawful processing – Article 9(1) to (3) – Processing of special categories of data – Data concerning heal** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132276
- **CJEU - C-667/21 - Krankenversicherung Nordrhein** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/156362
- **VB v Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51485
- **VG Düsseldorf - 29 K 3490/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/108992
- **SG Nürnberg - S 5 SF 65/24 DS** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122874
- **SO Warszawa - III C 904/23** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/53100
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2024.#BL v MediaMarktSaturn Hagen-Iserlohn GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hagen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Interpretation of Articles 5, 24, 32 and 82 – Assessment of the validity of Article 82 – Inadmissibility of the request for an assessment of validity – Right to compensation for damage caused by** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132272
- **X - BA-6S/221/2019** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132105
- **Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2023.#ZQ v Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenversicherung Nordrhein, Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 6(1) – Conditions for lawful processing – Article 9(1) to (3) – Processing of special categories of data – Data concerning heal** ¶70 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132276

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