Preamble
Recitals 173
Chapter I - General provisions (Article 1-4) 4
Chapter II - Principles (Article 5-11) 7
Chapter III - Rights of the data subject (Article 12-23) 12
Chapter IV - Controller and processor (Article 24-43) 20
Chapter V - Transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations (Article 44-50) 7
Chapter VI - Independent supervisory authorities (Article 51-59) 9
Chapter VII - Cooperation and consistency (Article 60-76) 17
Chapter VIII - Remedies, liability and penalties (Article 77-84) 8
Chapter IX - Provisions relating to specific processing situations (Article 85-91) 7
Chapter X - Delegated acts and implementing acts (Article 92-93) 2
Chapter XI - Final provisions (Article 94-99) 6

personal data

Definitions over time (1)

04/05/2016 – 24/05/2016 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) Scope: Whole act

‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;

Each has its own scope, dates and uses. Open one to see when it applies.

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