The State Data Protection Inspectorate ('VDAI') announced, on 5 January 2022, that it had issued a recommendation on the processing of debtors' personal data. In particular, the VDAI outlined that the recommendation aims to facilitate an understanding of the rules applicable to the processing of debtors' personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ('GDPR') and discusses key data protection considerations such as data processing principles, lawful grounds for processing, and the roles and duties of relevant parties. Notably, the VDAI highlighted that that the exercise of the data subject's rights enshrined in the GDPR does not imply a debt review, fur