(j) "obdelava" osebnih podatkov (obdelava) pomeni kakršen koli postopek ali niz postopkov, ki se izvajajo v zvezi z osebnimi podatki, kakršno je zbiranje, beleženje, urejanje, shranjevanje, prilagajanje ali predelava, iskanje, posvetovanje, uporaba, posredovanje s prenosom, širjenje ali drugo razpolaganje, prilagajanje ali kombiniranje, blokiranje, izbris ali uničenje in tudi pošiljanje osebnih podatkov čez meje držav;
(j) ` Processing` of personal data (processing) shall mean any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adoption or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, blocking, erasure or destruction as well as transfer of personal data across national borders;