right to respect for private life(The right to respect for private life and the right to personal data protection, although closely related, are distinct rights. The right to privacy – referred to in European law as the right to respect for private life – emerged in international human rights law in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, as one of the fundamental protected human rights. Soon after adoption of the UDHR, Europe too affirmed this right – in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a treaty that is legally binding on its Contracting Parties and that was drafted in 1950. The ECHR provides that everyone has the right to respect for his or her private and family life, home and correspondence. Interference with this right by a public authority is prohibited, except where the interference is in accordance with the law, pursues important and legitimate public interests and is necessary in a democratic society.coe.int'More)
