GDPR establishes seven key principles that must guide all personal data processing:
The Seven Principles
- Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency — Process data legally and openly
- Purpose limitation — Collect for specified, explicit purposes only
- Data minimization — Only collect what's necessary
- Accuracy — Keep data accurate and up to date
- Storage limitation — Don't keep data longer than needed
- Integrity and confidentiality — Protect data with appropriate security
- Accountability — Be able to demonstrate compliance
