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GDPR Chapters with Sections & Articles
GDPR is the acronym for the European Union General Data Protection Regulations .
Chapter 1. General Provisions (Articles 1-4)
This chapter discusses the aim of the Regulation, the scope of the Regulation (where it applies and who it applies to), and essential definitions.
- Article 1 - Subject matter and objectives
- Contains rules on processing personal data, the free movement of personal data to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and their right to protection of personal data.
- Article 2 – Material scope
- Applies to the processing of personal data which form part of a filing system.
- Article 3 – Territorial scope
- Applies to controllers and processors in the Union and controllers or processors not in the Union if they process personal data of data subjects who live in the Union.
- Article 4 – Definitions
- Contains twenty-six essential definitions.
- References