Institution or law · GDPR Art. 1
General Data Protection Regulation
In plain English
The EU's main data protection law, applying since 25 May 2018. Fines for the most serious breaches can reach 20 million euros or, for a company, 4% of its worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
What the law says
1. This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data. 2. This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data.
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