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title: "GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) — Definition | FourSight Glossary"
url: https://foursight.cloud/glossary/gdpr
description: "EU regulation governing how personal data of EU residents may be collected, processed, stored, and transferred. Applies to any company serving EU users,…"
lang: en
---

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# GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

EU regulation governing how personal data of EU residents may be collected, processed, stored, and transferred. Applies to any company serving EU users, regardless of where the company is based.

Source

- EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj)

## Related terms

MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue)

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https://foursight.cloud/glossary/mrr

ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)

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https://foursight.cloud/glossary/arr

ACV (Annual Contract Value)

The yearly value of a single customer contract, normalized to one year.
https://foursight.cloud/glossary/acv

Churn

The rate at which customers cancel or downgrade.
https://foursight.cloud/glossary/churn

Webhook

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https://foursight.cloud/glossary/webhook

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https://foursight.cloud/glossary/idempotency

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