Uvodna izjava 47
Recital 47
(47) Zakoniti interesi upravljavca, tudi upravljavca, ki se mu osebni podatki lahko razkrijejo, ali tretje osebe lahko predstavljajo pravno podlago za obdelavo, če ne prevladajo interesi ali temeljne pravice in svoboščine posameznika, na katerega se nanašajo osebni podatki, pri čemer se upoštevajo razumna pričakovanja posameznikov, na katere se nanašajo osebni podatki, glede na njihovo razmerje do upravljavca.
Tak zakoniti interes lahko na primer obstaja, kadar obstaja zadevno in ustrezno razmerje med posameznikom, na katerega se nanašajo osebni podatki, in upravljavcem, na primer kadar je tak posameznik stranka upravljavca ali dela zanj.
V vsakem primeru bi bila za ugotovitev obstoja zakonitega interesa potrebna skrbna ocena, tudi glede tega, ali posameznik, na katerega se nanašajo osebni podatki, lahko v času zbiranja osebnih podatkov in v njegovem okviru razumno pričakuje, da se bodo ti obdelali v zadevni namen.
Interesi in temeljne pravice posameznika, na katerega se nanašajo osebni podatki, bi zlasti lahko prevladali nad interesi upravljavca podatkov, kadar se osebni podatki obdelujejo v okoliščinah, ko posamezniki, na katere se nanašajo osebni podatki, razumno ne pričakujejo nadaljnje obdelave.
Glede na to, da mora zakonodajalec z zakonom določiti pravno podlago za obdelavo osebnih podatkov s strani javnih organov, ta pravna podlaga ne bi smela veljati za obdelavo s strani javnih organov pri izvajanju njihovih nalog.
Tudi obdelava osebnih podatkov, nujno potrebna za preprečevanje zlorab, pomeni zakoniti interes zadevnega upravljavca podatkov.
Obdelava osebnih podatkov za neposredno trženje se lahko šteje za opravljeno v zakonitem interesu.
(47) The legitimate interests of a controller, including those of a controller to which the personal data may be disclosed, or of a third party, may provide a legal basis for processing, provided that the interests or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject are not overriding, taking into consideration the reasonable expectations of data subjects based on their relationship with the controller.
Such legitimate interest could exist for example where there is a relevant and appropriate relationship between the data subject and the controller in situations such as where the data subject is a client or in the service of the controller.
At any rate the existence of a legitimate interest would need careful assessment including whether a data subject can reasonably expect at the time and in the context of the collection of the personal data that processing for that purpose may take place.
The interests and fundamental rights of the data subject could in particular override the interest of the data controller where personal data are processed in circumstances where data subjects do not reasonably expect further processing.
Given that it is for the legislator to provide by law for the legal basis for public authorities to process personal data, that legal basis should not apply to the processing by public authorities in the performance of their tasks.
The processing of personal data strictly necessary for the purposes of preventing fraud also constitutes a legitimate interest of the data controller concerned.
The processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes may be regarded as carried out for a legitimate interest.
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.