Definitions
European Union
A data processor is
| “ | [a] natural or legal person, public authority, agency or any other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.[1] | ” |
Ireland
A data processor is
| “ | a person who processes personal data on behalf of a data controller but does not include an employee of a data controller who processes such data in the course of his employment.[2] | ” |
United Kingdom
A data processor,
| “ | in relation to personal data, means any person (other than an employee of the data controller) who processes the data on behalf of the data controller.[3] | ” |
| “ | [a]n organisation that processes personal data on behalf of a data controller.[4] | ” |
References
- ↑ Security and Resilience in Governmental Clouds, Glossary, at 91.
- ↑ Data Protection Act 2003 (Ireland).
- ↑ U.K. Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003.
- ↑ Anonymisation: Managing Data Protection Risk Code of Practice, App. 1, Glossary, at 48.