1.   Sa Rialachán seo leagtar síos rialacha maidir le daoine nádúrtha a chosaint i ndáil le sonraí pearsanta a phróiseáil agus rialacha maidir le saorghluaiseacht sonraí den sórt sin.

2.   Leis an Rialachán seo, cosnaítear cearta bunúsacha agus saoirsí bunúsacha daoine nádúrtha agus go háirithe a gceart go ndéanfar sonraí pearsanta a chosaint.

3.   Ní chuirfear srian le saorghluaiseacht sonraí pearsanta laistigh den Aontas ná ní chuirfear toirmeasc uirthi ar chúiseanna a bhaineann le cosaint daoine nádúrtha i ndáil le próiseáil sonraí pearsanta.

1.   This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free movement of personal data.

2.   This Regulation protects fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons and in particular their right to the protection of personal data.

3.   The free movement of personal data within the Union shall be neither restricted nor prohibited for reasons connected with the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data.