General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Final text of the GDPR including recitals.
1Where personal data are processed for scientific research purposes, this Regulation should also apply to that processing. 2For the purposes of this Regulation, the processing of personal data for scientific research purposes should be interpreted in a broad manner including for example technological development and demonstration, fundamental research, applied research…
1By coupling information from registries, researchers can obtain new knowledge of great value with regard to widespread medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and depression. 2On the basis of registries, research results can be enhanced, as they draw on a larger population. 3Within social science, research on the basis…
allowed to give their consent to certain areas of scientific research when in keeping with recognised ethical standards for scientific research. 3Data subjects should have the opportunity to give their consent only to certain areas of research or parts of research projects to the extent allowed by the intended purpose….
…therewith during and after the term of office and rules governing the cessation of employment. 1The member or members and the staff of each supervisory authority shall, in accordance with Union or Member State law, be subject to a duty of professional secrecy both during and after their term of…
1The processing of personal data for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes should be subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of the data subject pursuant to this Regulation. 2Those safeguards should ensure that technical and organisational measures are in…
1Where personal data are processed for historical research purposes, this Regulation should also apply to that processing. 2This should also include historical research and research for genealogical purposes, bearing in mind that this Regulation should not apply to deceased persons….
1Processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes, shall be subject to appropriate safeguards, in accordance with this Regulation, for the rights and freedoms of the data subject. 2Those safeguards shall ensure that technical and organisational measures are in place in particular…
The term ‘personal data’ is the entryway to the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Only if a processing of data concerns personal data, the General Data Protection Regulation applies. The term is defined in Art. 4(1)(1). Personal data are any information which are related to an identified…
…interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’); adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed (‘data minimisation’); accurate and, where…
…information. In the context of the use of information society services, and notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject may exercise his or her right to object by automated means using technical specifications. Where personal data are processed for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes pursuant to Article 89(1),…
