Schedule A1, paragraph 4(2)

For the purposes of this paragraph, the technical storage of, or technical access to, information is strictly necessary for the provision of an information society service requested by the subscriber or user if, for example, the storage or access is strictly necessary— to protect information provided in connection with, or relating to, the provision of the service requested, to ensure that the security of the terminal equipment of the subscriber or user is not adversely affected by the provision of the service requested, to prevent or detect fraud in connection with the provision of the service requested, to prevent or detect technical faults in connection with the provision of the service requested, or to enable either of the following things to be done where necessary for the provision of the service requested— automatically authenticating the identity of the subscriber or user, or maintaining a record of selections made on a website, or information put into a website, by the subscriber or user.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04