Set by the law · GDPR Art. 2(2)(c)
Household exemption (purely personal or household activity)
In plain English
The GDPR does not apply to individuals processing data for purely personal or household purposes, such as private letters or address books. It still applies to companies that provide the tools.
The official text
This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data: … by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity
This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data by a natural person in the course of a purely personal or household activity and thus with no connection to a professional or commercial activity. Personal or household activities could include correspondence and the holding of addresses, or social networking and online activity undertaken within the context of such activities. However, this Regulation applies to controllers or processors which provide the means for processing personal data for such personal or household activities.
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