The protection of the rights and freedoms of data subjects as well as the responsibility and liability of controllers and processors, also in relation to the monitoring by and measures of supervisory authorities, requires a clear allocation of the responsibilities under this Regulation, including where a controller determines the purposes and means of the processing jointly with other controllers or where a processing operation is carried out on behalf of a controller.
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Why Recital 79 Matters for GDPR Compliance?
Recital 79 explains how responsibilities must be clearly allocated between controllers and processors, especially in cases of joint control or when processing is carried out on behalf of a controller.
This is important for compliance because unclear responsibility can lead to legal risk. Organizations must define roles, contracts, and accountability to ensure proper data protection obligations are met.