Lawful basis
The legal justification relied upon for processing personal data under an applicable privacy regime.
What Lawful basis does not show
Business usefulness alone is not a lawful basis.
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Questions about Lawful basis
What is Lawful basis?
The legal justification relied upon for processing personal data under an applicable privacy regime.
What does Lawful basis not show or guarantee?
Business usefulness alone is not a lawful basis.
Which area of the glossary does Lawful basis belong to?
Governance and rights: Who may use content for what: rights reservations, opt-outs, licences, model documentation and the accountability vocabulary around them.
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