Sep 18, 2016 17:55
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Tratamiento (de datos)

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Computers (general)
Looking for the best way to translate this phrase. It appears in a contract for the provision of services.

Context:

ambas partes acuerdan el presente contrato para regular el aceso y tratamiento de datos de carácter personal de conformidad con los siguientes pactos ..

and

El aceso por parte del Encargado de Tratamiento a los datos suministrados, no se considerará comunicación de datos.

Thanks!
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, Neil Ashby

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Discussion

Neil Ashby Sep 19, 2016:
If there are so many correct options and the selection is merely subjective, then it is even easier to find a suitable one for the given context, i.e., non-pro IMO.

Proposed translations

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1 hr
Selected

(data) processing

And this is what I normally use. Occasionally I might use "treatment", if it refers to a special process, but it usually just corresponds to processing.

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Oops - I see Helena already mentioned "processing". However, it's still my first option.

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@Helena. Sorry, I wasn't trying to poach your answer. I simply think that "processing" is the more formal expression and appropriate for a contract.
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter : Me too.
25 mins
I also think it's a PRO query, if only because there are so many options....
agree Raoul COLIN (X)
43 mins
agree Charles Davis : This is what I use too, and I don't think "handling" is right, because "tratamiento" implies doing something to/with the data.
1 hr
neutral philgoddard : Like you said, Helena has aleady suggested this.
1 hr
True, but I don't think that disqualifies my suggestion, which IMHO is more suitable for the formal context of a contract.
agree James A. Walsh
14 hrs
agree Brenda Ramirez
20 hrs
neutral Neil Ashby : Should I say, "So which part of "'Management', 'processing' and 'use' are also quite common terms." don't you understand"? as per your unwarranted response to me earlier?
22 hrs
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21 mins

Handling (of data)

This is what I generally use.

The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates the handling of "personal data". For day-to-day purposes, "personal data" is information about living, identifiable individuals; see the link below for a more precise definition.

http://www.ed.ac.uk/records-management/data-protection/guida...

The Information Commissioner’s Office also provides guidance to public bodies and individuals on the handling of personal data, and when such data can be shared lawfully between professionals.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-and-pr...

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However, we will always handle your Personal Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy that was in effect at the time of collection. It is our intention to post changes to our privacy policy on this page so that you are fully informed concerning the types of information we are gathering, how we use it, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed.

https://www.novartis.com/privacy-policy

'Management', 'processing' and 'use' are also quite common terms.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
13 mins
Thank you, Phil :-)
neutral Andy Watkinson : Hi Helena. "Handling", as used in the examples, is typical of the UK plain English, reader-friendly kind of style. It's not something the Spanish do (unfortunately) and less so in an actual contract, I'd say.
6 hrs
Yes, I know all that, but I'm not too keen on writing 'access' and 'process' together. I prefer access and handling/management/use. Thank you for your opinion, Andy :-)
agree neilmac : As Andy says, this is a more informal expression, but it is widely used.
13 hrs
Yes, my fault for not spending enough time on my answer. I should have compared process, handle, manage and use then found examples of each one before deciding which word was most suitable. I use three of the four I've suggested (I don't like use).
agree Neil Ashby : processing. Although I don't see how Andy's point is relevant, this is SP to EN, not the other way around, so Spanish formality is not important and "UK plain English, reader-friendly style" is spot on! ?:0
22 hrs
Thank you, Neil :-)
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3 days 21 hrs

(data) processing

Seems to be the preferred collocation.
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