What is the lawful basis of the ASCEND-Eye study?
Data protection regulation requires that we state the legal basis for processing information about you. In the case of research, this is ‘a task in the public interest’ (Article 6 (1)(e) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)). In addition, a required condition under GDPR to process your special category (sensitive) personal data is met as it is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes (Article 9 (2) (j) GDPR).