In the context of research, data protection refers to the protection of personal research dataPersonal data includes: 'any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person(…)” (EU GDPR Article 4 No. 1, 2016; BDSG §46 para. 1, 2018; BlnDSG §31, 2020). Read More from unauthorized or unlawful processingThe term 'processing' is defined as 'any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;' (BlnDSG §31, 2020; EU GDPR Article 4 No. 2, 2016). Processing therefore refers to any form of working with personal data, from collection to erasure. Read More. This ensures the right to informational self-determination. Data processing includes any form of handling personal data, from collection, organization, and storage to adaptation, retrieval, querying, provision, and deletion (BlnDSG, 2018).

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