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Art. 12 Personal Data Protection Act (LPrD) - Consent

Chapter II, Section I
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Art. 12 Data Protection Act · Consent

1. When the processing of personal data requires the consent of the data subject, such consent is considered valid only if the data subject freely expresses their will after having been duly informed. In cases involving sensitive data and personality profiling, the consent must additionally be explicit.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (1)

PS.2022.0023 · vd (art. 12 LPrD)
Social Welfare Benefits Termination for Non-Cooperation with Information Disclosure
Cited regarding the requirement for informed and freely consented consent for data processing.