# Lawfulness of processing 6(d) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (6(d)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6#par-1-pnt-d
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Part of **Lawfulness of processing** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-6).

## Provision text

### 6(d)

processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person;


## Topics on this provision

- **Lawful Basis** — https://overview.legal/topics/lawful-basis-article-6
  This topic is essential as Article 6 GDPR provides the specific legal bases that determine whether processing is lawful, which is the core requirement of the 'L
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **VG Stuttgart - 1 K 12737/25** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184726
- **OLG München - 36 U 1054/25 e** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184545
- **PHR - 22/01253** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125598
- **LG Rostock - 3 O 762/19** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122848
- **VwGH - Ro 2022/04/0026** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/187377
- **Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/51480
- **GOOGLE SPAIN SL V. AEPD (THE DPA) & MARIO COSTEJA GONZALEZ, 13.May.2014 (“GOOGLE v. Spain”)** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/6158
- **Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner** ¶56 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51480
- **Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner** ¶54 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51480
- **Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner** ¶53 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/51480
- **GOOGLE SPAIN SL V. AEPD (THE DPA) & MARIO COSTEJA GONZALEZ, 13.May.2014 (“GOOGLE v. Spain”)** ¶70 (case-law, CJEU) — https://overview.legal/posts/6158
- **Statement 03/2021 on the ePrivacy Regulation** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/126052

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