What does processing mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction (Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR). Just like the term personal data, this is to be understood very broadly and, in case of doubt, includes all individual activities that can be carried out with regard to personal data.<\/p>\n Processing plays an important role in day-to-day business, for example when it comes to the protection and legally compliant processing of personal data.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction (Art. 4 No. 2 GDPR). Just like the term personal data, this is to be understood very broadly and, in case of doubt, includes all individual activities that can be carried out with regard to personal data.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41322","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPractical example<\/h2>\n