controller
Defined in Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
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24/05/2016 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) Scope: Whole act
‘controller’ means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data; where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State law;
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Used in (498 places in 134 provisions on 12/11/2026)
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) (498 in 134)
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