Processing is necessary to protect life and death of an individual Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. Vital interests are only ever those relating to life and death issues. This legal basis will cover any emergency medical situation. Example: A student collapses during a lecture and is unconscious. The lecturer calls for an ambulance and gives the paramedics the student’s name and address. This article was published on 2023-11-09