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title: "GDPR Article 10: Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-10"
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# GDPR Article 10: Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences

_CHAPTER II_

Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures based on Article 6(1) shall be carried out only under the control of official authority or when the processing is authorised by Union or Member State law providing for appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Any comprehensive register of criminal convictions shall be kept only under the control of official authority.

## Relevant recitals

- [Recital 50](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-50): Further Processing of Personal Data

Source text: EUR-Lex, Official Journal consolidated HTML (CELEX 32016R0679). Recital short titles are editorial labels from gdpr-info.eu editorial short titles (not official). Cross-checked against gdpr-info.eu (independent reproduction).