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Organizational (Security) Measures

Organizational and Technical security measures imply those measures aimed at protecting personal data against accidental loss, alteration, unlawful destruction, unauthorized access, or disclosure, in particular where the processing involves data over a network, in transit,  and against all other unlawful forms of processing.

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