PDPF Exam Dumps : Privacy and Data Protection Foundation

As stated in the statement, Article 9 concerns the treatment of special categories of personal data, also called sensitive data.

This is a type of question that is often asked by EXIN. Important to remember which types of data are categorized as sensitive.

Article 9: Processing of special categories of personal data

1. Processing of personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.

Examples of sensitive data: Race, skin color, family tree, political party, political party affiliation, religious beliefs, illness, test results, digital, facial recognition and sexual preference. These are just a few examples.

When there is a processor and an operator in EEA countries, the competent authority will be the location of the Controller, however the Supervisory authority of the Controller is considered to be a concerned Supervisory Authority (who has interests).

Therefore, the Processor Supervisory Authority evaluates and approves the rules of the contract, in accordance with Article 57 of the GDPR, and must notify the Controller Supervisory Authority.

In its Article 57, the GDPR legislates on the Responsibilities of the Supervisory Authority. In its first paragraph, items “r” and “s”:

r)Authorise contractual clauses and provisions referred to in Article 46(3);

s)Approve binding corporate rules pursuant to Article 47.