How does German law GDPR apply to online surveys?

EU GDPR is a general regulation that applies all across Europe. However, EU Member States German Data Protection law has implemented the EU GDPR in some specific fields, like employment, health data, children data, consumer protection, etc. You need to consider the purpose of processing and how you will process those data. Are you asking for information about a particular category of personal data? I.e., is the survey on political opinions or sexual orientation?

You need also to consider if the data collected are anonymized, if they are transferred and if there is any personal profiling or automatic decision.

All these elements will have an impact on how the GDPR will apply to the online survey.

Here you can find more information about German data protection law, GDPR, and the data processing

• EU GDPR vs. German Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – Similarities and Differences: https://advisera.com/eugdpracademy/knowledgebase/eu-gdpr-vs-german-bundesdatenschutzgesetz-similarities-and-differences/
• Is consent needed? Six legal bases to process data according to GDPR: https://advisera.com/eugdpracademy/knowledgebase/is-consent-needed-six-legal-bases-to-process-data-according-to-gdpr/
• Everything you need to know about the GDPR Privacy Notice: https://advisera.com/articles/gdpr-privacy-notice-6-key-elements-to-include/

If you want to learn how to comply with EU GDPR requirements you may consider enrolling in our free training EU GDPR Foundations course: https://advisera.com/training/eu-gdpr-foundations-course//