Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(2)
Processing
In plain English
Anything done with personal data, by computer or by hand: collecting, recording, storing, changing, looking up, using, sharing, combining, restricting, erasing or destroying it.
The definition in the law
‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction
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