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title: "GDPR Recital 14: Not Applicable to Legal Persons"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-14"
type: "legal-text"
date: ""
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# GDPR Recital 14: Not Applicable to Legal Persons

The protection afforded by this Regulation should apply to natural persons, whatever their nationality or place of residence, in relation to the processing of their personal data. This Regulation does not cover the processing of personal data which concerns legal persons and in particular undertakings established as legal persons, including the name and the form of the legal person and the contact details of the legal person.

## Articles this recital explains

- [Article 2](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-2): Material scope

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