| TD: Reliance on Legal Claims Exception for Processing Special Categories of Personal Data

Reliance on Legal Claims Exception for Processing Special Categories of Personal Data, v1.0

Specifies requirements in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Art. 9(2)(f).

Assessment Step

1 Reliance on Legal Claims Exception for Processing Special Categories of Personal Data (RelianceonLegalClaimsExceptionforProcessingSpecialCategoriesofPersonalData) If and when the entity relies on the legal claims exception as the lawful basis for processing special categories of personal data, is the processing necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or when courts are acting in their judicial capacity? Artifact A1 Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) and supporting notes as appropriate to support the assessor's response to this assessment step.

Conformance Criteria (1)

Reliance on Legal Claims Exception for Processing Special Categories of Personal Data If the data controller relies on the legal claims exception as the lawful basis for processing special categories of personal data, then the processing must be necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or when courts are acting in their judicial capacity. Citation GDPR Art. 9(2)(f), Recital 52

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https://artifacts.trustmarkinitiative.org/lib/tds/reliance-on-legal-claims-exception-for-processing-special-categories-of-personal-data/1.0/

Publication Date

2025-05-15

Issuing Organization

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Keywords

GDPR, Data Protection, Privacy, Data Privacy

Issuance Criteria

no(NONE)

Target Recipient

Entities that want to demonstrate compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1–88), in the role of a Data Controller.

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GDPR	General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1-88).

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