Set by the law · GDPR Art. 12(1)
Transparency and information to data subjects
In plain English
Controllers must tell people about the processing of their data, when the data are collected, in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.
The official text
The controller shall take appropriate measures to provide any information referred to in Articles 13 and 14 and any communication under Articles 15 to 22 and 34 relating to processing to the data subject in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language, in particular for any information addressed specifically to a child.
Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected from the data subject, the controller shall, at the time when personal data are obtained, provide the data subject with all of the following information:
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