45In the first place, the GDPR does not define the concept of ‘damage’ for the purposes of the application of this instrument. Article 82 of that regulation confines itself to expressly stating that not only ‘material damage’ but also ‘non-material damage’ may give rise to a right to compensation, without any reference being made to any threshold of seriousness.
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