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title: "GDPR Recital 72: Guidance of the European Data Protection Board Regarding Profiling"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/recital-72"
type: "legal-text"
date: ""
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# GDPR Recital 72: Guidance of the European Data Protection Board Regarding Profiling

Profiling is subject to the rules of this Regulation governing the processing of personal data, such as the legal grounds for processing or data protection principles. The European Data Protection Board established by this Regulation (the ‘Board’) should be able to issue guidance in that context.

## Articles this recital explains

- [Article 22](https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/gdpr/article-22): Automated individual decision-making, including profiling

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