GDPR-K Article 32(1)-(2) - Security of processing (where the processing reaches children)
Implement enhanced security measures for children's personal data, reflecting the heightened risk and vulnerability of child data subjects
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 32(1)-(2) - Security of processing (where the processing reaches children)
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, Article 32(1)-(2); read with Recital 75
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, as adopted (CELEX 32016R0679), read from the Publications Office Cellar manifestation on 2026-09-21 because EUR-Lex served an empty body to non-browser clients; the 2018 corrigendum (OJ L 127, 23.5.2018) was not retrievable, so any correction it made is unverified.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Data categories collected — any answer
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest
- Access to personal data is role-restricted and access is logged
- A documented incident-response / breach-notification procedure exists and is tested
- Third-party processors are bound by equivalent security obligations
- Key rotation completes without loss of access to data encrypted under the prior key
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Article 32(1)-(2) - Security of processing (where the processing reach… apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Data categories collected — any answer.
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Article 32(1)-(2) - Security of processing (where the processing reach… applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
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