# Processing of special categories of personal data 9(f) — GDPR — provision context

> Focused context for a single provision (9(f)), curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-9#par-2-pnt-f
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Part of **Processing of special categories of personal data** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-9).

## Provision text

### 9(f)

processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity;


## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 June 2021.#Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) and (2) – Concept of ‘making available to the public’ – Downloading of a file containing a protected work via a peer-to-peer network and the simultaneous** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132322
- **Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 June 2021.#Mircom International Content Management & Consulting (M.I.C.M.) Limited v Telenet BVBA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Ondernemingsrechtbank Antwerpen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Copyright and related rights – Directive 2001/29/EC – Article 3(1) and (2) – Concept of ‘making available to the public’ – Downloading of a file containing a protected work via a peer-to-peer network and the simultaneous** ¶126 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132322
- **Opinion 15/2025 on the draft decision of the Austrian Supervisory Authority (AT SA) regarding the certification criteria of BDO Consulting GmbH** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/51079
- **EDPB Annual Report 2022** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/125861

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