Set by the law · GDPR Art. 5(1)(b)
Purpose limitation
In plain English
Personal data may only be collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not used later in a way that is incompatible with them. Archiving, research and statistics under Article 89(1) count as compatible.
The official text
collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’)
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