The legal bases based on vital or public interest are mainly used by public bodies. In the private sector, these legal bases rarely apply, except in the case of medical services, hospitals or other institutions operating in this area.
The GDPR states the following about these legal bases:
„Some types of processing may serve both important grounds of public interest and the vital interests of the data subject as for instance when processing is necessary for humanitarian purposes, including for monitoring epidemics and their spread or in situations of humanitarian emergencies, in particular in situations of natural and man-made disasters.“ (Recital 46)
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