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Recital 30

Personal data and publicly available directories

(30) Publicly available directories means any directory or service containing categories of information on end-users of number-based interpersonal communication services such as name, phone numbers (including mobile phone numbers), email address, home address and includes inquiry services, the main function of which is to enable to identify such end-users. The right to privacy and to protection of the personal data of a natural person requires that end-users that are natural persons are asked for consent before their personal data are included in a directory. The legitimate interest of legal persons requires that end-users that are legal persons have the right to object to the data related to them being included in a directory. End-users who are natural persons acting in a professional capacity should be treated as legal persons for the purpose of the provisions on publicly available directories.