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Data controller

Also writtenprocessordata processorpersonal data

Whoever decides why and how personal data is used. A processor handles it on the controller’s behalf.

What it is

Both register with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner where they are established in Jersey. A processor is a separate business working for the controller — never the controller’s own employee.

What it is not

Not only for large firms: a Jersey limited company holds personal data from the start, in its registers of members and directors.