Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology

My annotated General Data Protection Regulation

Chapter III Rights of the data subject

Section 1 Transparency and modalities

Article 13a Standardised information policies

October 2013

Article 13a(1)

1. Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected, the controller shall provide the data subject with the following particulars before providing information pursuant to Article 14:

Article 13a(2)

2. The particulars referred to in paragraph 1 shall be presented pursuant to Annex X in an aligned tabular format, using text and symbols, in the following three columns:

Article 13a(3)

3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be presented in an easily visible and clearly legible way and shall appear in a language easily understood by the consumers of the Member States to whom the information is provided. Where the particulars are presented electronically, they shall be machine readable.

Article 13a(4)

4. Additional particulars shall not be provided. Detailed explanations or further remarks regarding the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 may be provided together with the other information requirements pursuant to Article 14.

Article 13a(5)

5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, after requesting an opinion of the European Data Protection Board, delegated acts in accordance with Article 86 for the purpose of further specifying the particulars referred to in paragraph 1 and their presentation as referred to in paragraph 2 and in Annex 1.

[Source: October 2013]

Annex 1 - Presentation of the particulars referred in Article 13a

Annex 1(1)

1. Having regard to the proportions referred to in point 6, particulars shall be provided as follows:

[Standard representation of compliance.]

Annex 1(2)

2. The following words in the rows in the second column of the table in point 1, entitled "ESSENTIAL INFORMATION", shall be formatted as bold:

Annex 1(3)

3. Having regard to the proportions referred to in point 6, the rows in the third column of the table in point 1, entitled "FULFILLED", shall be completed with one of thefollowing two graphical forms in accordance with the conditions laid down under point 4:

Annex 1(4)

4.

Annex 1(5)

5. The reference colours of the graphical forms in point 1 in Pantone are Black Pantone No 7547 and Red Pantone No 485. The reference colour of the graphical form in point 3a in Pantone is Green Pantone No 370. The reference colour of the graphical form in point 3b in Pantone is Red Pantone No 485.

Annex 1(6)

6. The proportions given in the following graduated drawing shall be respected, even where the table is reduced or enlarged:

[Indication of how the standardised information is to be displayed.]

[Source: October 2013]