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GDPR Art. 15(1)(h): access to meaningful information about the logic involved

On request, confirm automated decision-making and give meaningful information about the logic involved and its significance and envisaged consequences

By Reviewed

From clause to evidenceThe chain from GDPR Art. 15(1)(h) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGDPRArt. 15Duty holderControllerApplies from2018-05-25In forceArtefactPer-requestexplanation…LayersLayer 04Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence recordv1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topic files this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24 · illustrative, not a claim of conformity From clause to evidenceThe chain from GDPR Art. 15(1)(h) to its evidence record, in 6 steps; the text alternative lists them and the facts under the figure state each in full.ClauseGDPR · Art. 15Duty holderControllerApplies from2018-05-25 · In forceArtefactPer-request explanation generated…LayersLayer 04Layer 05Evidence recordEvidence record v1Same topic elsewhere: no crosswalk topicfiles this clause yetAs of 2026-09-24illustrative, not a claim of conformity
From clause to evidence Build the artefact, then file every output it produces as a record that names AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART15-1H. Drawn from chapter 08.
Text alternative
  • Clause: GDPR, Art. 15.
  • Duty holder: Controller.
  • Applies from: 2018-05-25, In force.
  • Artefact: Per-request explanation generated….
  • Layers: Layer 04, Layer 05.
  • Evidence record: Evidence record v1.
  • Record schema: Evidence record.
  • No crosswalk topic files this clause yet.
Id
AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART15-1H
Instrument
General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 law
Clause
Art. 15(1)(h)
In scope
Controller
Authority
National data protection authority
Applies from
In force

The artefact that evidences it

Per-request explanation generated from the decision record; system-level automated-decision notice.

Patterns that build it

Source

Chapter 08, section The GDPR, checked against its sources on the review date above.

Machine-readable

Cite this obligation

García Aibar, J. (2026). GDPR Art. 15(1)(h): access to meaningful information about the logic involved (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART15-1H). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-gdpr-art15-1h. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026obligation,
  author       = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title        = {{GDPR Art. 15(1)(h): access to meaningful information about the logic involved (AIGE-OBL-GDPR-ART15-1H)}},
  howpublished = {In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {0.5.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url          = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/obligations/aige-obl-gdpr-art15-1h},
  note         = {Version 0.5.0}
}