S.L. 465.52 Art. 2Scope and purpose.

(1) Nothing in this order shall prejudice the application of Regulation 2016/679/EU.

(2) This order shall apply to the processing of data by the Superintendent of Public Health by means of a contact tracing and alerting mobile application which supports contact tracing through the use of proximity tracing technology and alerts users to take appropriate voluntary action, including testing or self-isolation, if potentially exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

(3) The purpose of this order is to establish the legal basis in cases where personal data is processed by means of a contact tracing and alerting mobile application, designed to facilitate quick and efficient tracing of contacts of COVID-19 virus carriers, and which shall be a complementary tool to existing manual contact tracing techniques, in order to provide an effective response in limiting the COVID-19 virus while protecting the fundamental rights and freedoms of users of the application.