What does responsible mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. In contrast, a processor, for example, may decide on the means, but not on the purposes of the processing. The controller is liable externally, i.e. to third parties, for any data protection violations, so that a fine can be imposed on the controller or a claim for damages or compensation for pain and suffering can be asserted.<\/p>\n If a company commissions an external service provider with data processing, the latter acts as the controller and a corresponding contract is concluded.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is any natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. In contrast, a processor, for example, may decide on the means, but not on the purposes of the processing. The controller is liable externally, i.e. to third parties, for any data protection violations, so that a fine can be imposed on the controller or a claim for damages or compensation for pain and suffering can be asserted.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41321","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPractical example<\/h2>\n