Set by the law · GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)
Performance of a contract
In plain English
Processing is lawful if necessary to perform a contract with the person, or to take steps they request before one. The Court of Justice requires it to be objectively indispensable to the contract's main purpose.
The official text
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
… only on condition that the processing is objectively indispensable for a purpose that is integral to the contractual obligation intended for those users, such that the main subject matter of the contract cannot be achieved if that processing does not occur
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