(1) Protecția persoanelor fizice în ceea ce privește prelucrarea datelor cu caracter personal este un drept fundamental.
Articolul 8 alineatul (1) din Carta drepturilor fundamentale a Uniunii Europene („carta”) și articolul 16 alineatul (1) din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene (TFUE) prevăd dreptul oricărei persoane la protecția datelor cu caracter personal care o privesc.
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2012)
Article 8
Protection of personal data
1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.
2. Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.
3. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent authority.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2012)
Article 16
(ex Article 286 TEC)
1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning them.
2. The European Parliament and the Council, acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, shall lay down the rules relating to the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, and by the Member States when carrying out activities which fall within the scope of Union law, and the rules relating to the free movement of such data. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to the control of independent authorities.
The rules adopted on the basis of this Article shall be without prejudice to the specific rules laid down in Article 39 of the Treaty on European Union.
