Set by the law · GDPR Art. 5(2)
Accountability
In plain English
The controller is responsible for complying with the data protection principles and must be able to prove it, using suitable technical and organisational measures.
The official text
The controller shall be responsible for, and be able to demonstrate compliance with, paragraph 1 (‘accountability’).
the controller shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and to be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with this Regulation
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