Defined in the law · GDPR Art. 4(9)
Recipient
In plain English
Anyone to whom personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. Public authorities receiving data for a particular inquiry under EU or national law do not count as recipients.
The definition in the law
‘recipient’ means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body, to which the personal data are disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients; the processing of those data by those public authorities shall be in compliance with the applicable data protection rules according to the purposes of the processing
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