CHAPTER 2: TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Before getting into the meat of the GDPR and how you can comply with it, it is useful to have a set of definitions for common and useful terms. Where the Regulation provides a definition, this is included, as well as any additional commentary where helpful.

Binding corporate rules

personal data protection policies which are adhered to by a controller or processor established on the territory of a Member State for transfers or a set of transfers of personal data to a controller or processor in one or more third countries within a group of undertakings, or group of enterprises engaged in a joint economic activity;5

Binding corporate rules (BCRs) were originally devised by the Article 29 Working Party (a group within ...

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