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# third party

*In force · GDPR Article 4, point (10) · 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

> (10) third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data subject, controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorised to process personal data;

### Source

[GDPR, Article 4, point (10)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504).