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Recital 4
(4) Ba cheart an phróiseáil a dhéantar ar shonraí pearsanta a cheapadh ar chaoi agus go rachadh sí chun leas an duine.
Ní ceart glan é an ceart go ndéanfaí sonraí pearsanta a chosaint; ní mór é a mheas i bhfianaise na feidhme atá aige sa tsochaí agus é a chothromú i gcoinne cearta bunúsacha eile, i gcomhréir le prionsabal na comhréireachta.
Sa Rialachán seo urramaítear na cearta bunúsacha uile agus comhlíontar na saoirsí agus na prionsabail a aithnítear sa Chairt mar a chumhdaítear sna Conarthaí iad, go háirithe urraim ar an saol príobháideach agus saol an teaghlaigh, ar an áit chónaithe agus ar chumarsáidí, urraim ar chosaint sonraí pearsanta do dhéanamh, an tsaoirse smaoinimh, coinsiasa agus reiligiúin, an tsaoirse chun tuairimí a nochtadh agus faisnéis a fháil, an tsaoirse chun gnó a sheoladh, an ceart chun leigheas éifeachtach agus chun triail chóir a fháil, agus an ceart i leith éagsúlacht chultúrtha, reiligiúnach agus teanga.
(4) The processing of personal data should be designed to serve mankind.
The right to the protection of personal data is not an absolute right; it must be considered in relation to its function in society and be balanced against other fundamental rights, in accordance with the principle of proportionality.
This Regulation respects all fundamental rights and observes the freedoms and principles recognised in the Charter as enshrined in the Treaties, in particular the respect for private and family life, home and communications, the protection of personal data, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, freedom to conduct a business, the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, and cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.