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Material scope (GDPR)

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What processing the GDPR applies to — and the exclusions: purely personal or household activity, law enforcement, EU institutions (Article 2 GDPR).

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Art. 2(1) This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means and to the processing other than by automated means of … GDPR Art. 2(2)(a) in the course of an activity which falls outside the scope of Union law; GDPR Art. 2(2)(c) by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity; GDPR Art. 2(3) This Regulation does not apply to areas outside the scope of Union law, and shall not, in any event, affect the competences of the Member States conce… AI Act art 2 Material scope GDPR Apr 2016 rec 18 Recital 18 GDPR Apr 2016 rec 16 Recital 16 GDPR Apr 2016
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¶9 Article 2(1) and (2) of the GDPR provides: ‘1. This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means and to t… HvJ EU: Privacy Shield ongeldig verklaard (Schrems II) ¶32 Accordingly, so far as natural persons are concerned, correspondence and the keeping of address books constitute, in the light of recital 12 to Direct… RYNES V. ÚŘAD PRO OCHRANU OSOBNICH ÚDAJŮ, 11.12.2014 (“RYNES”) ¶35 Consequently, the answer to the question referred is that the second indent of Article 3(2) of Directive 95/46 must be interpreted as meaning that the… RYNES V. ÚŘAD PRO OCHRANU OSOBNICH ÚDAJŮ, 11.12.2014 (“RYNES”) ¶2014 ( *1 ) ‛Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 95/46/EC — Protection of individuals — Processing of personal data — Concept of ‘in the course … RYNES V. ÚŘAD PRO OCHRANU OSOBNICH ÚDAJŮ, 11.12.2014 (“RYNES”) 623/17 Privacy International v Secretary of State CJEU Oct 2020 311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems CJEU Jul 2020 CJEU SERGEJS BUIVIDS v. THE AUGSTĀKĀ TIESA CJEU Feb 2019 582/14 Patrick Breyer v Bundesrepublik Deutschland CJEU Oct 2016 CJEU RYNES V. ÚŘAD PRO OCHRANU OSOBNICH ÚDAJŮ, 11.12.2014 (“RYNES”) CJEU Dec 2014 131/12 Google Spain SL and Google Inc. v AEPD and Mario Costeja González CJEU May 2014 CJEU SERGEJS BUIVIDS v. THE AUGSTĀKĀ TIESA CJEU Feb 2019 CJEU RYNES V. ÚŘAD PRO OCHRANU OSOBNICH ÚDAJŮ, 11.12.2014 (“RYNES”) CJEU Dec 2014 CJEU HvJ EU 9 januari 2025, C‑394/23 (Mousse). CJEU Jan 2025 Hof van Justitie EU HvJ EU: Privacy Shield ongeldig verklaard (Schrems II) Hof van Justitie EU Jul 2020 CJEU BONNIER AUDIO ABET AL. V. PERFECT COMMUNICATIONS WEDEN, 19.April.2012 (“BONNIER”) CJEU Apr 2012 CJEU LINDQUIST, 6.11.2003 (“LINDQUIST”) CJEU Nov 2003
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guidelines on processing of personal data through video devices Guidelines 3/2019 on processing of personal data through video devices EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on relevant and reasoned objection under regulation 2016679 Guidelines 09/2020 on relevant and reasoned objection under Regulation 2016/679 EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility rel Guidelines 1/2020 on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on data subject rights right of access Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights - Right of access EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on certification and identifying certification criteria Guidelines 1/2018 on certification and identifying certification criteria in accordance with Articles 42 and 43 of the Regulation EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on the targeting of social media users Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on the application of article 651a gdpr Guidelines 03/2021 on the application of Article 65(1)(a) GDPR EDPB Nov 2025 guidelines on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement Guidelines 05/2022 on the use of facial recognition technology in the area of law enforcement EDPB Nov 2025
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NL EU Court Expert EU-Hof: een belastingautoriteit die bij een marktaanbieder van internetdiensten gegevens opvraagt moet de AVG in acht nemen NL EU Court Expert Mar 2022