EUGDPREnforcement PenaltiesEASYFree question
Under GDPR Article 82, who has the right to receive compensation for material or non-material damage resulting from a GDPR infringement?
- A.Only organisations, not individuals, under Article 79, which limits a data subject's right to an effective judicial remedy to the member state where the controller is headquartered
- B.Only data subjects who filed a complaint, citing Article 3(2), which limits the territorial scope to controllers holding an establishment in a member state
- C.Any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an infringement of the GDPR
- D.Only supervisory authorities
Why C is correct
Article 82(1) grants any person who has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of a GDPR infringement the right to receive compensation from the controller or processor responsible.
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