Institution or law · Convention 108 Art. 1
Convention 108 and 108+
In plain English
The Council of Europe's 1981 treaty on data protection. Unlike the GDPR, countries outside Europe can join it. A 2018 amending protocol updates it; the updated version is known as 'Convention 108+'.
What the law says
The purpose of this Convention is to secure in the territory of each Party for every individual, whatever his nationality or residence, respect for his rights and fundamental freedoms, and in particular his right to privacy, with regard to automatic processing of personal data relating to him ("data protection").
The text of Article 1 of the Convention shall be replaced by the following: "The purpose of this Convention is to protect every individual, whatever his or her nationality or residence, with regard to the processing of their personal data, thereby contributing to respect for his or her human rights and fundamental freedoms, and in particular the right to privacy."
After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a member of the Council of Europe to accede to this Convention …
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