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Liability<\/h1>\n

What does liability mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The controller is named as such because he is responsible for compliance with data protection! This means that, in case of doubt, they can be held liable for any errors or data protection violations. This liability as the controller cannot be transferred to the data protection officer, for example.<\/p>\n

Practical example<\/h2>\n

When processing data, the company observes the principle of liability by only collecting necessary data and providing transparent information about its use.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The controller is named as such because he is responsible for compliance with data protection! This means that, in case of doubt, they can be held liable for any errors or data protection violations. This liability as the controller cannot be transferred to the data protection officer, for example.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41231","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHaftung - Ailance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Haftung: Definition im Datenschutz, typische Risiken & Beispiele \u2013 DSGVO\u2011Bezug. 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