Support Centre

You have out of 5 free articles left for the month

Signup for a trial to access unlimited content.

Start Trial

Continue reading on DataGuidance with:

Free Member

Limited Articles

Create an account to continue accessing select articles, resources, and guidance notes.

Free Trial

Unlimited Access

Start your free trial to access unlimited articles, resources, guidance notes, and workspaces.

Gibraltar: GRA publishes guidance on controllers and processors under the Gibraltar GDPR

The Gibraltar Regulatory Authority ('GRA') published, on 18 March 2021, guidance on the concepts of the controller and processor in accordance with the Gibraltar General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') and the Data Protection Act 2004. In particular, the guidance addresses the definitions of 'data controller' and 'data processor', their roles, and joint controllership, as well as including examples to illustrate the above. Specifically, in relation to joint controllers, the guidance recommends assessing joint controllership through assessing common decisions and converging decisions, as well as noting that one entity not having access to personal data is not sufficient to exclude joint controllership. In addition, the guidance includes recommendations on the relationship between controllers and processors, including the contract governing their relationship, and the requirement for processors to process personal data on the basis of documented instructions by the controller.

You can read the announcement here and download the guidance here.

Feedback