Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025
1 If personal data are processed exclusively for their publication in the editorial section of a periodically published medium, the controller may refuse, restrict or delay the provision of information for one of the following reasons:
- a.
The data reveals the sources of the information.
- b.
The provision of information would allow access to drafts of publications.
- c.
The provision of information would compromise the freedom of the public to shape their own opinions.
2 Journalists may also refuse, restrict or delay the provision of information if they are using the personal data exclusively as an aid to their own personal work.
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