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title: "GDPR Article 26: Joint controllers"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-26"
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# GDPR Article 26: Joint controllers

_CHAPTER IV . Section 1_

1. Where two or more controllers jointly determine the purposes and means of processing, they shall be joint controllers. They shall in a transparent manner determine their respective responsibilities for compliance with the obligations under this Regulation, in particular as regards the exercising of the rights of the data subject and their respective duties to provide the information referred to in Articles 13 and 14, by means of an arrangement between them unless, and in so far as, the respective responsibilities of the controllers are determined by Union or Member State law to which the controllers are subject. The arrangement may designate a contact point for data subjects.

2. The arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 shall duly reflect the respective roles and relationships of the joint controllers vis-à-vis the data subjects. The essence of the arrangement shall be made available to the data subject.

3. Irrespective of the terms of the arrangement referred to in paragraph 1, the data subject may exercise his or her rights under this Regulation in respect of and against each of the controllers.

## Relevant recitals

- [Recital 58](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-58): The Principle of Transparency
- [Recital 79](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-79): Allocation of the Responsibilities

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).