Premessa 39
Recital 39
(39) Kwalunkwe pproċessar ta’ data personali għandu jkun legali u ġust.
Għandu jkun trasparenti għall-persuni fiżiċi li fir-rigward tagħhom qiegħda tinġabar, tintuża, tiġi kkonsultata jew b’xi mod ieħor ipproċessata data personali u l-punt sa fejn id-data personali qiegħda tiġi pproċessata jew ser tiġi pproċessata.
Il-prinċipju tat-trasparenza jeħtieġ li kwalunkwe informazzjoni u komunikazzjoni marbuta mal-ipproċessar ta’ dik id-data personali tkun aċċessibbli faċilment u li tinftiehem faċilment, u li jintuża lingwaġġ ċar u sempliċi.
Dak il-prinċipju jikkonċerna, b’mod partikolari, l-informazzjoni tas-suġġetti tad-data dwar l-identità tal-kontrollur u l-finijiet tal-ipproċessar u informazzjoni ulterjuri biex jiġi żgurat ipproċessar ġust u trasparenti fir-rigward tal-persuni fiżiċi kkonċernati u d-dritt tagħhom li jiksbu konferma u komunikazzjoni tad-data personali li tikkonċernahom u li tkun qiegħda tiġi pproċessata.
Għandha tinġibed l-attenzjoni tal-persuni fiżiċi fir-rigward tar-riskji, ir-regoli, is-salvagwardji u d-drittijiet b’rabta mal-ipproċessar ta’ data personali u kif għandhom jeżerċitaw id-drittijiet tagħhom b’rabta ma’ tali pproċessar.
B’mod partikolari, il-finijiet speċifiċi li għalihom tiġi pproċessata data personali għandhom ikunu espliċiti u leġittimi u stabbiliti fil-mument meta tinġabar id-data personali.
Id-data personali għandha tkun adegwata, rilevanti u limitata għal dak li huwa neċessarju għall-finijiet li għalihom hija tkun qiegħda tiġi pproċessata.
Dan jeħtieġ, b’mod partikolari, li jiġi żgurat li l-perijodu li matulu tinħażen id-data personali jkun limitat strettament għall-inqas possibbli.
Id-data personali għandha tkun ipproċessata biss jekk il-fini tal-ipproċessar ma jkunx jista’ jintlaħaq mod ieħor b’mod raġonevoli.
Sabiex ikun żgurat li d-data personali ma tinżammx għal aktar żmien minn kemm meħtieġ, il-kontrollur għandu jistabbilixxi limiti ta’ żmien għat-tħassir jew għal eżami perjodiku.
Għandu jittieħed kull pass raġonevoli sabiex ikun żgurat li data personali li ma tkunx preċiża tiġi rettifikata jew titħassar.
Id-data personali għandha tiġi pproċessata b’mod li jiżgura sigurtà u kunfidenzjalità adatti tad-data personali, inkluż għall-prevenzjoni ta’ aċċess mhux awtorizzat għad-data personali u t-tagħmir użat għall-ipproċessar jew l-użu tagħhom.
(39) Any processing of personal data should be lawful and fair.
It should be transparent to natural persons that personal data concerning them are collected, used, consulted or otherwise processed and to what extent the personal data are or will be processed.
The principle of transparency requires that any information and communication relating to the processing of those personal data be easily accessible and easy to understand, and that clear and plain language be used.
That principle concerns, in particular, information to the data subjects on the identity of the controller and the purposes of the processing and further information to ensure fair and transparent processing in respect of the natural persons concerned and their right to obtain confirmation and communication of personal data concerning them which are being processed.
Natural persons should be made aware of risks, rules, safeguards and rights in relation to the processing of personal data and how to exercise their rights in relation to such processing.
In particular, the specific purposes for which personal data are processed should be explicit and legitimate and determined at the time of the collection of the personal data.
The personal data should be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed.
This requires, in particular, ensuring that the period for which the personal data are stored is limited to a strict minimum.
Personal data should be processed only if the purpose of the processing could not reasonably be fulfilled by other means.
In order to ensure that the personal data are not kept longer than necessary, time limits should be established by the controller for erasure or for a periodic review.
Every reasonable step should be taken to ensure that personal data which are inaccurate are rectified or deleted.
Personal data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security and confidentiality of the personal data, including for preventing unauthorised access to or use of personal data and the equipment used for the processing.
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.