The data processor
The data processor processes any data provided by the data controller. The data processor is usually the third-party organization selected by the data controller to utilize and process the data.
The third-party data processor neither owns nor controls the data that it processes. This means that the data processor will be unable to alter the data’s purpose and method of use. Moreover, data processors must adhere to the directives provided by the data controller.
For instance, The Daily Bugle’s website gathers information on the pages its visitors see. This includes the page they entered the site on, the subsequent sites they viewed, and the amount of time they spent on each page. In this example, The Daily Bugle is the data controller since they choose how and why this information will be used and processed.
Google Analytics is used by The Daily Bugle to determine which pages on their website are the most popular and which pages cause visitors...