Uvodna izjava 51
Recital 51
(51) Posebno varstvo si zaslužijo osebni podatki, ki so po svoji naravi posebej občutljivi z vidika temeljnih pravic in svoboščin, saj bi lahko okoliščine njihove obdelave resno ogrozile temeljne pravice in svoboščine.
Ti osebni podatki bi morali vključevati osebne podatke, ki razkrivajo rasno ali etnično poreklo, pri čemer uporaba pojma „rasno poreklo“ v tej uredbi ne pomeni, da Unija priznava teorije, ki poskušajo dokazati obstoj različnih človeških ras.
Obdelava fotografij se ne bi smela sistematično šteti za obdelavo posebnih vrst osebnih podatkov, saj spadajo v opredelitev biometričnih podatkov le, kadar so obdelane s posebnimi tehničnimi sredstvi, ki omogočajo edinstveno identifikacijo ali avtentikacijo posameznika.
Takšni osebni podatki se ne bi smeli obdelovati, razen če je obdelava dovoljena v posebnih primerih iz te uredbe, pri čemer je treba upoštevati, da se lahko v pravu držav članic opredelijo posebne določbe o varstvu podatkov, s katerimi se prilagodi uporaba pravil iz te uredbe zaradi izpolnjevanja pravne obveznosti ali zaradi izvajanja naloge v javnem interesu ali izvajanja javne oblasti, dodeljene upravljavcu.
Poleg posebnih zahtev za takšno obdelavo bi morala veljati splošna načela in druga pravila iz te uredbe, zlasti glede pogojev zakonite obdelave.
Izrecno bi morala biti določena odstopanja od splošne prepovedi obdelave takšnih posebnih vrst osebnih podatkov, med drugim kadar posameznik, na katerega se nanašajo osebni podatki, da izrecno privolitev, ali glede posebnih potreb, zlasti kadar se obdelava izvaja v okviru zakonitih dejavnosti nekaterih združenj ali ustanov, katerih namen je omogočiti uresničevanje temeljnih svoboščin.
(51) Personal data which are, by their nature, particularly sensitive in relation to fundamental rights and freedoms merit specific protection as the context of their processing could create significant risks to the fundamental rights and freedoms.
Those personal data should include personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, whereby the use of the term ‘racial origin’ in this Regulation does not imply an acceptance by the Union of theories which attempt to determine the existence of separate human races.
The processing of photographs should not systematically be considered to be processing of special categories of personal data as they are covered by the definition of biometric data only when processed through a specific technical means allowing the unique identification or authentication of a natural person.
Such personal data should not be processed, unless processing is allowed in specific cases set out in this Regulation, taking into account that Member States law may lay down specific provisions on data protection in order to adapt the application of the rules of this Regulation for compliance with a legal obligation or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
In addition to the specific requirements for such processing, the general principles and other rules of this Regulation should apply, in particular as regards the conditions for lawful processing.
Derogations from the general prohibition for processing such special categories of personal data should be explicitly provided, inter alia, where the data subject gives his or her explicit consent or in respect of specific needs in particular where the processing is carried out in the course of legitimate activities by certain associations or foundations the purpose of which is to permit the exercise of fundamental freedoms.
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.