Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(25)
Information society service
In plain English
A service normally provided for payment, at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of the person receiving it, as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/1535.
The definition in the law
‘information society service’ means a service as defined in point (b) of Article 1(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council
‘service’ means any Information Society service, that is to say, any service normally provided for remuneration, at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a recipient of services
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