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joint controllers

noun/dʒɔɪnt kənˈtrəʊləz/

C2CEFR level
82/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Two or more controllers that jointly determine the purposes and means of processing and must agree an arrangement allocating their respective responsibilities.

Because both companies co-designed the loyalty scheme, they were held to be joint controllers under Article 26.

Topic: Data protection & privacy in Legal English

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