Transmission is the disclosure of personal data to a recipient by passing it on or making it available for retrieval.
Recipients and third parties
A recipient is any body to which data is disclosed. A third party is a recipient other than the controller and its processor. Passing data to a processor is not a transmission to a third party, but requires a data processing agreement.
Requirements
Every transmission to third parties is a separate processing operation and requires a legal basis. If the transmission goes to a third country, the requirements of Arts. 44 et seq. GDPR also apply.
Data subjects must be informed of the recipients or categories of recipients.
Legal provisions
- Art. 4(2) GDPR
- Disclosure by transmission as a form of processing.
- Art. 4(9) and (10) GDPR
- Definitions of recipient and third party.
- Art. 13(1)(e) GDPR
- Information about recipients.
- Art. 44 GDPR
- Transfers to third countries.
Related terms.
Third-country transfer / international data transfer A third-country transfer is the transfer of personal data to a recipient in a state outside the EU and the EEA or to an international organisation. Arts. 44 to 46 GDPR 
Intra-group privilege (Konzernprivileg) The intra-group privilege refers to a simplified sharing of personal data within a group of undertakings, which the GDPR does not, however, provide for as such. Art. 4(19) GDPR Processing of personal data Processing is any operation performed on personal data, from collection through storage and use to erasure. Art. 4(2) GDPR
All terms from A to Z Intra-group privilege (Konzernprivileg) The intra-group privilege refers to a simplified sharing of personal data within a group of undertakings, which the GDPR does not, however, provide for as such. Art. 4(19) GDPR Processing of personal data Processing is any operation performed on personal data, from collection through storage and use to erasure. Art. 4(2) GDPR 