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# processor

*In force · GDPR Article 4, point (8) · Consolidated version of 4 May 2016 · Not yet verified against the official text ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504)

### Definition

> (8) processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller;

### Source

[GDPR, Article 4, point (8)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504).