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Subset: ProcessingSubset

Entities from the DPV processing semantic group.

URI: ProcessingSubset

Identifier and Mapping Information

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Classes in subset

Class Description
AcademicResearch Purposes associated with conducting or assisting with research conducted
Access to access data
AccountManagement Account Management refers to purposes associated with account
Acquire to come into possession or control of the data
Adapt to modify the data, often rewritten into a new form for a new use
Advertising Purposes associated with conducting advertising i
AgeVerification Purposes associated with verifying or authenticating age or age related
Aggregate to aggregate data
AlgorithmicLogic The algorithmic logic applied or used
Align to adjust the data to be in relation to another data
Alter to change the data without changing it into something else
Analyse to study or examine the data in detail
Anonymise to irreversibly alter personal data in such a way that an unique data
Assess to assess data for some criteria
AssistiveAutomation Level of automation corresponding to Level 1 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
AutomatedDecisionMaking Processing that involves automated decision making
AutomatedScoringOfIndividuals Processing that involves automated scoring of individuals
AutomationLevel Indication of degree or level of automation associated with specified
Autonomous Level of automation corresponding to Level 6 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
CannotChallengeProcess Involvement where entity cannot challenge the process of specified
CannotChallengeProcessInput Involvement where entity cannot challenge input of specified context
CannotChallengeProcessOutput Involvement where entity cannot challenge the output of specified
CannotCorrectProcess Involvement where entity cannot correct the process of specified context
CannotCorrectProcessInput Involvement where entity cannot correct input of specified context
CannotCorrectProcessOutput Involvement where entity cannot correct the output of specified context
CannotObjectToProcess Involvement where entity cannot object to process of specified context
CannotOptInToProcess Involvement where entity cannot opt-in to specified context
CannotOptOutFromProcess Involvement where entity cannot opt-out from specified context
CannotReverseProcessEffects Involvement where entity cannot reverse effects of specified context
CannotReverseProcessInput Involvement where entity cannot reverse input of specified context
CannotReverseProcessOutput Involvement where entity cannot reverse output of specified context
CannotWithdrawFromProcess Involvement where entity cannot withdraw a previously given assent from
ChallengingProcess Involvement where entity can challenge the process of specified context
ChallengingProcessInput Involvement where entity can challenge input of specified context
ChallengingProcessOutput Involvement where entity can challenge the output of specified context
Collect to gather data from someone
CombatClimateChange Purposes associated with combating the causes and consequences of
Combine to join or merge data
CommercialPurpose Purposes associated with processing activities performed in a commercial
CommercialResearch Purposes associated with conducting research in a commercial setting or
CommunicationForCustomerCare Customer Care Communication refers to purposes associated with
CommunicationManagement Communication Management refers to purposes associated with providing or
ConditionalAutomation Level of automation corresponding to Level 3 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
Consult to consult or query data
Copy to produce an exact reproduction of the data
CorrectingProcess Involvement where entity can correct the process of specified context
CorrectingProcessInput Involvement where entity can correct input of specified context
CorrectingProcessOutput Involvement where entity can correct the output of specified context
CounterMoneyLaundering Purposes associated with detection, prevention, and mitigation of
Counterterrorism Purposes associated with activities that detect, prevent, mitigate, or
CrossBorderTransfer to move data from one jurisdiction (border) to another
CustomerCare Customer Care refers to purposes associated with purposes for providing
CustomerClaimsManagement Customer Claims Management refers to purposes associated with managing
CustomerManagement Customer Management refers to purposes associated with managing
CustomerOrderManagement Customer Order Management refers to purposes associated with managing
CustomerRelationshipManagement Customer Relationship Management refers to purposes associated with
CustomerSolvencyMonitoring Customer Solvency Monitoring refers to purposes associated with monitor
DataAltruism Purposes associated with the voluntary sharing of data for the general
DataControllerDataSource Data Sourced from Data Controller(s), e
DataPublishedByDataSubject Data is published by the data subject
DataSource The source or origin of data
DataSubjectDataSource Data Sourced from Data Subject(s), e
DataSubjectScale Scale of Data Subject(s)
DataVolume Volume or Scale of Data
DecisionMaking Processing that involves decision making
Delete to remove data in a logical fashion i
DeliveryOfGoods Purposes associated with delivering goods and services requested or
Derive to create new derivative data from the original data
Destruct to process data in a way it no longer exists or cannot be repaired
DirectMarketing Purposes associated with conducting direct marketing i
Disclose to make data known
DiscloseByTransmission to disclose data by means of transmission
Display to present or show data
DisputeManagement Purposes associated with activities that manage disputes by natural
Disseminate to spread data throughout
Download to provide a copy or to receive a copy of data over a network or
DpvProcess An action, activity, or method
DpvRecord to make a record (especially media)
DpvService A service is a process where one entity provides some benefit or
EnforceAccessControl Purposes associated with conducting or enforcing access control as a
EnforceSecurity Purposes associated with ensuring and enforcing security for data,
EntityActiveInvolvement Involvement where entity is 'actively' involved
EntityIntendedInvolvement Status indicating the involvement of the entity is intended
EntityInvolved Status indicating the entity is involved
EntityInvolvement Involvement of an entity in specific context
EntityInvolvementStatus Status indicating whether an entity is involved
EntityNonInvolvement Indicating entity is not involved
EntityNonPermissiveInvolvement Involvement of an entity in specific context where it is not permitted
EntityNotInvolved Status indicating the entity is not involved
EntityPassiveInvolvement Involvement where entity is 'passively' or 'not actively' involved
EntityPermissiveInvolvement Involvement of an entity in specific context where it is permitted or
EntityUnintendedInvolvement Status indicating the involvement of the entity is not intended
Erase to remove data from existence i
EstablishContractualAgreement Purposes associated with carrying out data processing to establish an
EvaluationOfIndividuals Processing that involves evaluation of individuals
EvaluationScoring Processing that involves evaluation and scoring of individuals
Export to provide a copy of data from one system to another
Filter to filter or keep data for some criteria
Format to arrange or structure data in a specific form
FraudPreventionAndDetection Purposes associated with fraud detection, prevention, and mitigation
FulfilmentOfContractualObligation Purposes associated with carrying out data processing to fulfill a
FulfilmentOfObligation Purposes associated with carrying out data processing to fulfill an
FullAutomation Level of automation corresponding to Level 5 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
Generate to generate or create data
GeographicCoverage Indicate of scale in terms of geographic coverage
GlobalScale Geographic coverage spanning the entire globe
HighAutomation Level of automation corresponding to Level 4 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
HugeDataVolume Data volume that is considered huge or more than large within the
HugeScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered huge or more than large within the
HumanInvolved Humans are involved in the specified context
HumanInvolvement The involvement of humans in specified context
HumanInvolvementForControl Human involvement for the purposes of exercising control over the
HumanInvolvementForDecision Human involvement for the purposes of exercising decisions over the
HumanInvolvementForInput Human involvement for the purposes of providing inputs to the specified
HumanInvolvementForIntervention Human involvement for the purposes of exercising interventions over the
HumanInvolvementForOversight Human involvement for the purposes of having oversight over the
HumanInvolvementForVerification Human involvement for the purposes of verification of specified context
HumanNotInvolved Humans are not involved in the specified context
HumanResourceManagement Purposes associated with managing humans and 'human resources' within
IdentityAuthentication Purposes associated with performing authentication based on identity as
IdentityVerification Purposes associated with verifying or authenticating identity as a form
ImproveExistingProductsAndServices Purposes associated with improving existing products and services
ImproveHealthcare Purposes associated with improving healthcare systems such as for
ImproveInternalCRMProcesses Purposes associated with improving customer-relationship management
ImprovePublicServices Purposes associated with improving the provision of public services,
ImproveTransportMobility Purposes associated with improving traffic, public transport systems or
IncreaseServiceRobustness Purposes associated with improving robustness and resilience of services
Infer to infer data from existing data
InnovativeUseOfExistingTechnology Involvement of existing technologies used in an innovative manner
InnovativeUseOfNewTechnologies Involvement of a new (innovative) technologies
InnovativeUseOfTechnology Indicates that technology is being used in an innovative manner
InternalResourceOptimisation Purposes associated with optimisation of internal resource availability
LargeDataVolume Data volume that is considered large within the context
LargeScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered large within the context
LargeScaleProcessing Processing that takes place at large scales (as specified by some
LegalCompliance Purposes associated with carrying out data processing to fulfill a legal
LocalEnvironmentScale Geographic coverage spanning a specific environment within the locality
LocalityScale Geographic coverage spanning a specific locality
MaintainFraudDatabase Purposes associated with maintaining a database related to identifying
MakeAvailable to transform or publish data to be used
Marketing Purposes associated with conducting marketing in relation to
Match to combine, compare, or match data from different sources
MediumDataVolume Data volume that is considered medium i
MediumScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered medium i
MediumScaleProcessing Processing that takes place at medium scales (as specified by some
MemberPartnerManagement Purposes associated with maintaining a registry of shareholders,
MisusePreventionAndDetection Prevention and Detection of Misuse or Abuse of services
Modify to modify or change data
Monitor to monitor data for some criteria
Move to move data from one location to another including deleting the
MultiNationalScale Geographic coverage spanning multiple nations
NationalScale Geographic coverage spanning a nation
NearlyGlobalScale Geographic coverage nearly spanning the entire globe
NonCommercialPurpose Purposes associated with processing activities performed in a
NonCommercialResearch Purposes associated with conducting research in a non-commercial setting
NonPersonalDataProcess An action, activity, or method involving non-personal data, and
NonPublicDataSource A source of data that is not publicly accessible or available
NotAutomated Level of automation corresponding to Level 0 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
ObjectingToProcess Involvement where entity can object to process of specified context
Observe to obtain data through observation
Obtain to solicit or gather data from someone
OptimisationForConsumer Purposes associated with optimisation of activities and services for
OptimisationForController Purposes associated with optimisation of activities and services for
OptimiseUserInterface Purposes associated with optimisation of interfaces presented to the
OptingInToProcess Involvement where entity can opt-in to specified context
OptingOutFromProcess Involvement where entity can opt-out from specified context
OrganisationComplianceManagement Purposes associated with managing compliance for organisation in
OrganisationGovernance Purposes associated with conducting activities and functions for
OrganisationRiskManagement Purposes associated with managing risk for organisation's activities
Organise to organize data for arranging or classifying
PartialAutomation Level of automation corresponding to Level 2 in ISO/IEC 22989:2022 where
PaymentManagement Purposes associated with processing and managing payment in relation to
PersonalDataHandling An abstract concept describing 'personal data handling'
PersonalDataProcess An action, activity, or method involving personal data
Personalisation Purposes associated with creating and providing customisation based on
PersonalisedAdvertising Purposes associated with creating and providing personalised advertising
PersonalisedBenefits Purposes associated with creating and providing personalised benefits
PersonnelBehaviourMonitoring Purposes associated with monitoring behaviour of personnel
PersonnelHiring Purposes associated with management and execution of hiring processes of
PersonnelManagement Purposes associated with management of personnel associated with the
PersonnelMonitoring Purposes associated with monitoring of personnel
PersonnelOffboarding Purposes associated with offboarding of personnel i
PersonnelOnboarding Purposes associated with onboarding and integration of personnel within
PersonnelPayment Purposes associated with management and execution of payment of
PersonnelPerformanceEvaluation Purposes associated with evaluation or assessment of performance of
PersonnelPerformanceManagement Purposes associated with management of performance of personnel
PersonnelPerformanceMonitoring Purposes associated with monitoring of performance of personnel
PersonnelPerformancePrediction Purposes associated with prediction of performance of personnel
PersonnelPromotionManagement Purposes associated with determination and management of promotion of
PersonnelTerminationManagement Purposes associated with determination and management of termination of
PersonnelWorkloadManagement Purposes assocaited with determination, scheduling, planning, and
PoliticalCampaign Purposes associated with political campaign activities related to
Processing Operations or 'processing' performed on data
ProcessingCondition Conditions required or followed regarding processing of data or use of
ProcessingContext Context or conditions within which processing takes place
ProcessingDuration Conditions regarding duration or temporal limitation for processing
ProcessingLocation Conditions regarding location or geospatial scope where processing takes
ProcessingScale Scale of Processing
Profiling to create a profile that describes or represents a person
ProtectionOfIPR Purposes associated with the protection of intellectual property rights
ProtectionOfNationalSecurity Purposes associated with the protection of national security
ProtectionOfPublicSecurity Purposes associated with the protection of public security
ProvideEventRecommendations Purposes associated with creating and providing personalised
ProvideOfficialStatistics Purposes associated with facilitating the development, production and
ProvidePersonalisedRecommendations Purposes associated with creating and providing personalised
ProvideProductRecommendations Purposes associated with creating and providing product recommendations
Pseudonymise to replace personal identifiable information by artificial identifiers
PublicBenefit Purposes undertaken and intended to provide benefit to public or society
PublicDataSource A source of data that is publicly accessible or available
PublicPolicyMaking Purposes associated with public policy making, such as the development
PublicRelations Purposes associated with managing and conducting public relations
Purpose Purpose or (broader) Goal associated with data or technology
Query to query or make enquiries over data
RecordManagement Purposes associated with manage creation, storage, and use of records
RecruitmentAdvertising Purposes associated with advertisement for Recruitments and personnel
RecruitmentApplicantBackgroundCheck Purposes assocaited with conducting background checks for prospective
RecruitmentApplicantCriminalBackgroundCheck Purposes associated with conducting criminal background assessment for
RecruitmentApplicantInformationAuthentication Purposes associated with authentication and verification of information
RecruitmentApplicantSelection Purposes associated with determination or selection of candidates,
RecruitmentApplicationAnalysis Purposes assocaited with analysis of job applications or job candidates
RecruitmentApplicationManagement Purposes associated with managing job applications for recruitment
RecruitmentApplicationScreening Purposes associated with screening and filtering of job applications or
RecruitmentInterviewAnalysis Purposes associated with analysis of interviews, including the people
RecruitmentInterviewAssessment Purposes associated with assessment of interviews, including assessment
RecruitmentInterviewManagement Purposes associated conducting and managing interviews for recruitment
RecruitmentInterviewScheduling Purposes associated with scheduling interviews for recruitment
RecruitmentManagement Purposes assocaited with recruitment of personnel, which includes
RecruitmentTargetedAdvertising Purposes associated with targeted advertisement for Recruitments and
Reformat to rearrange or restructure data to change its form
RegionalScale Geographic coverage spanning a specific region or regions
Remove to destruct or erase data
RepairImpairments Purposes associated with identifying, rectifying, or otherwise
RequestedServiceProvision Purposes associated with delivering services as requested by user or
ResearchAndDevelopment Purposes associated with conducting research and development for new
Restrict to apply a restriction on the processing of specific records
Retrieve to retrieve data, often in an automated manner
ReversingProcessEffects Involvement where entity can reverse effects of specified context
ReversingProcessInput Involvement where entity can reverse input of specified context
ReversingProcessOutput Involvement where entity can reverse output of specified context
RightsFulfilment Purposes associated with the fulfillment of rights specified in law
Scale A measurement along some dimension
ScientificResearch Purposes associated with scientific research
ScoringOfIndividuals Processing that involves scoring of individuals
Screen to remove data for some criteria
SearchFunctionalities Purposes associated with providing searching, querying, or other forms
Sector Sector describes the area of application or domain that indicates or
SellDataToThirdParties Purposes associated with selling or sharing data or information to third
SellInsightsFromData Purposes associated with selling or sharing insights obtained from
SellProducts Purposes associated with selling products or services
SellProductsToDataSubject Purposes associated with selling products or services to the user,
ServiceAccessDetermination Purposes associated with the determination of whether specific
ServiceManagement Purposes associated with the management of services or products
ServiceMonitoring Purposes associated with the monitoring of services or products to
ServiceOptimisation Purposes associated with optimisation of services or activities
ServicePersonalisation Purposes associated with providing personalisation within services or
ServiceProvision Purposes associated with providing service or product or activities
ServiceRegistration Purposes associated with registering users and collecting information
ServiceUsageAnalytics Purposes associated with conducting analysis and reporting related to
Share to give data (or a portion of it) to others
SingularDataVolume Data volume that is considered singular i
SingularScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered singular i
SmallDataVolume Data volume that is considered small or limited within the context
SmallScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered small or limited within the context
SmallScaleProcessing Processing that takes place at small scales (as specified by some
SocialMediaMarketing Purposes associated with conducting marketing through social media
SporadicDataVolume Data volume that is considered sporadic or sparse within the context
SporadicScaleOfDataSubjects Scale of data subjects considered sporadic or sparse within the context
StorageCondition Conditions required or followed regarding storage of data
StorageDeletion Deletion or Erasure of data including any deletion guarantees
StorageDuration Duration or temporal limitation on storage of data
StorageLocation Location or geospatial scope where the data is stored
StorageRestoration Regularity and temporal span of data restoration/backup mechanisms that
Store to keep data for future use
Structure to arrange data according to a structure
SystematicMonitoring Processing that involves systematic monitoring of individuals
TargetedAdvertising Purposes associated with creating and providing personalised
TechnicalServiceProvision Purposes associated with managing and providing technical processes and
Technology The technology, technological implementation, or any techniques, skills,
ThirdPartyDataSource Data Sourced from a Third Party, e
Tracking to use data to track a specific factor (e
TrackingByFirstParty to perform tracking where the performing entity is a first party within
TrackingByThirdParty to perform tracking where the performing entity is a third party within
Transfer to move data from one place to another
Transform to change the form or nature of data
Transmit to send out data
Use to use data
UserInterfacePersonalisation Purposes associated with personalisation of interfaces presented to the
VendorManagement Purposes associated with manage orders, payment, evaluation, and
VendorPayment Purposes associated with managing payment of vendors
VendorRecordsManagement Purposes associated with managing records and orders related to vendors
VendorSelectionAssessment Purposes associated with managing selection, assessment, and evaluation
Verification Purposes association with verification e
WithdrawingFromProcess Involvement where entity can withdraw a previously given assent from

Slots in subset

Slot Description
has_active_entity indicates the entity is actively involved in specified context
has_algorithmic_logic Indicates the logic used in processing such as for automated decision
has_automation_level Indicates the level of automation involved in implementation of the
has_data_source Indicates the source or origin of data being processed
has_data_subject_scale Indicates the scale of data subjects
has_data_volume Indicates the volume of data
has_entity_involvement Indicates involvement of an entity in specified context
has_geographic_coverage Indicates the geographic coverage (of specified context)
has_human_involvement Indicates Involvement of humans in processing such as within automated
has_non_involved_entity indicates the entity is not involved in specified context
has_non_personal_data_process Indicates association with a Non-Personal Data Process
has_passive_entity indicates the entity is passively involved in specified context
has_personal_data_handling Indicates association with Personal Data Handling
has_personal_data_process Indicates association with a Personal Data Process
has_process Indicates association with a Process
has_processing Indicates association with Processing
has_processing_condition Indicates information about processing condition
has_processing_scale Indicates the scale of processing operations
has_purpose Indicates association with Purpose
has_scale Indicates the scale of specified concept
has_sector Indicates the purpose is associated with activities in the indicated
has_service Indicates associated with the specified service
has_storage_condition Indicates information about storage condition
is_determined_by_entity Indicates the context is determined by the specified entity
is_implemented_by_entity Indicates implementation details such as entities or agents
is_implemented_using_technology Indicates implementation details such as technologies or processes