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Metaverse

The metaverse, a contraction of the term meta-universe, is a network of interconnected, persistent and shared virtual worlds.

Nn

National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties

(CNIL) Created by the Data Protection Act, the CNIL is an independent administrative authority. It is the French supervisory authority under the RGPD.

Pp

Parking page

As a matter of principle, websites that exclusively host sponsored links are considered parking pages.

Person concerned

A data subject within the meaning of the GDPR is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data are processed.

Person in charge of the treatment

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.

Phishing

Phishing is a form of fraud on the Internet that aims to encourage people to communicate personal data, often banking data, for the purpose of identity theft and/or theft.

Profiling

Profiling is defined under the GDPR as a form of automated processing of personal data for the purpose of evaluating certain personal aspects relating to the data subject, in particular for the purpose of analyzing or predicting matters relating to that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.

Pseudonymization

Pseudonymization is a technical security measure that reduces the correlation of a set of personal data with the original identity of a data subject, which is part of data protection by design and data protection by default, and can be included among the appropriate safeguards.

Personal data

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, also known as a data subject.

Purpose

The purpose of processing personal data is the specific reason why the data is processed by the controller or processor.

Rr

Register of processing activities

The register of personal data processing activities contributes to documenting the compliance of controllers and processors, particularly with regard to their accountability.

Registrar’s Office

Domain name registrars are the service providers in charge of creating, renewing, transferring, changing the holder or deleting domain names.