GDPR-K Article 5(1)(e) - Storage limitation for children's data
Implement strict storage limitation for children's data, retaining it only for as long as necessary and applying shorter retention periods than for adult data where appropriate
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 5(1)(e) - Storage limitation for children's data
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, Article 5(1)(e), read with Recital 38 and Article 17(1)(f)
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, consolidated
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Data retention period — any answer
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Retention schedule exists per data category and is enforced automatically
- Expired data is deleted or anonymized across primary and backup stores
- Children's data retention is minimized and periodically reviewed
- Backup lag does not resurrect data already deleted from primary stores past its window
- A legal hold overrides scheduled deletion and is released cleanly when lifted
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Article 5(1)(e) - Storage limitation for children's data apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Data retention period — any answer.
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Article 5(1)(e) - Storage limitation for children's data applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
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