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The controller/processor distinction determines who bears primary legal responsibility for data protection decisions and to whom individuals must direct rights requests.
If your employer provides your access to Workday, your employer—not Workday—is the legal controller of your personal information, and Workday processes that data only on your employer's behalf.
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The controller/processor distinction determines who bears primary legal responsibility for data protection decisions and to whom individuals must direct rights requests.
If your employer provides your access to Workday, your employer—not Workday—is the legal controller of your personal information, and Workday processes that data only on your employer's behalf.
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