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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) Article 77

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Article 77

1.   Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, every data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of his or her habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if the data subject considers that the processing of personal data relating to him or her infringes this Regulation. 2.   The supervisory authority with which the complaint has been lodged shall inform the complainant on the progress and the outcome of the complaint including the possibility of a judicial remedy pursuant to Article 78.

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CitationArticle 77 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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