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A GDPR-compliant QR code generator processes QR code data entirely in the user's browser, with no data transmitted to any server. This satisfies GDPR Article 25 (Data Protection by Design and by Default) by eliminating data collection at the technical level. UnlimitedQRCodes.com is GDPR compliant by design — all QR encoding runs as JavaScript in the browser, no URLs or credentials are transmitted to our servers, and we have no database of generated codes. Server-side QR generators (QR Tiger, Bitly, Canva, QRCode Monkey) transmit user-entered data to their servers, creating a data processor relationship under GDPR that requires Data Processing Agreements.
GDPR Article 25 requires businesses to implement data protection by design — building privacy into systems from the ground up, not adding it as an afterthought. For QR code generators, this means: process data only in the user's browser (client-side), collect no personal data by default, maintain no database of user activity. UnlimitedQRCodes.com achieves all three. The practical implication for UK and EU businesses: using a server-side QR generator means sharing URLs (which may contain sensitive data) with a data processor, requiring a DPA, and potentially triggering GDPR Chapter V obligations if data is processed outside the UK/EU. Browser-side generation eliminates all of these obligations.
No. UnlimitedQRCodes.com is not a data processor under GDPR because we process no personal data. All processing happens in the user's browser. No DPA is required.
Yes — compliant with UK GDPR (retained domestic version of EU GDPR, post-Brexit) by design under Article 25. Zero data collection, browser-side processing, no server-side data storage.
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