Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR provide details on the obligation of data controllers to inform data subjects when collecting personal data. However, both articles specify an exemption for situations in which the data subject already has the information.
Which other situation would also exempt the data controller from this obligation under Article 14?
Under Article 14 of the GDPR, data controllers are exempted from the obligation to inform data subjects when providing the information would involve a disproportionate effort. This exemption acknowledges the practical limitations that may arise in certain situations, and it is specified directly in the legal text of Article 14.5(b) of the GDPR.
Art. 14. 5 (b): Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply where 'the provision of such information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort(...)'