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Article 34 GDPR
Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
1. When the personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall communicate the personal data breach to the data subject without undue delay.
2. The communication to the data subject referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall describe in clear and plain language the nature of the personal data breach and contain at least the information and measures referred to in points (b), (c) and (d) of Article 33(3).
3. The communication to the data subject referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be required if any of the following conditions are met:
(a) | the controller has implemented appropriate technical and organisational protection measures, and those measures were applied to the personal data affected by the personal data breach, in particular those that render the personal data unintelligible to any person who is not authorised to access it, such as encryption; |
(b) | the controller has taken subsequent measures which ensure that the high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects referred to in paragraph 1 is no longer likely to materialise; |
(c) | it would involve disproportionate effort. In such a case, there shall instead be a public communication or similar measure whereby the data subjects are informed in an equally effective manner. |
4. If the controller has not already communicated the personal data breach to the data subject, the supervisory authority, having considered the likelihood of the personal data breach resulting in a high risk, may require it to do so or may decide that any of the conditions referred to in paragraph 3 are met.
Suitable recitals
- Recital 86: Notification of Data Subjects in Case of Data Breaches
- Recital 87: Promptness of Reporting / Notification
- Recital 88: Format and Procedures of the Notification
We teach companies and their employees about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It is an EU regulation that all companies within the EU/EEA must comply with. GDPR is also applicable to companies registered outside of the EU/EEA, if they process personal data that belongs to individuals within the EU/EEA.