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title: "GDPR in a vet practice (RGPD) · Treats"
description: "The GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) applies to the personal data of pet owners and animal keepers that a vet practice collects: identity, contact details, invoices, reminders and communications."
url: https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/rgpd-clinique-veterinaire/
lang: en-GB
updated: 2026-11-07
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[Glossary](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/)

# GDPR in a vet practiceRGPD

The GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) applies to the personal data of pet owners and animal keepers that a vet practice collects: identity, contact details, invoices, reminders and communications.

The practice is the data controller; its software publisher acts as a processor. An animal’s medical information is not, in itself, health data under the GDPR, which concerns the health of a natural person; data revealing the owner’s health (an assistance dog, for instance) is.

The French data protection authority (CNIL) has no vet-specific framework, so its framework for commercial activities applies: data kept for the duration of the relationship, marketing up to 3 years after the last contact, accounting records for 10 years. Since 3 August 2026, the general terms of operation of each [DPE](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/dpe/) must include GDPR information.

## Sources

* [CNIL, frameworks for commercial activities](https://www.cnil.fr/fr/questions-reponses-sur-les-referentiels-relatifs-la-gestion-des-activites-commerciales-et-des)

 Checked on 7 November 2026 · by [Amir Davies](https://www.treats.vet/en/about/amir-davies/)

## See also

* [DPE](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/dpe/) The DPE is, under article R242-53 of the French Rural Code, the registered premises where vets practise, accessible to them at all times.
* [PMS](https://www.treats.vet/en/glossary/pms/) A veterinary PMS (practice management system) is the practice software that manages appointments, patient and client records, prescribing, dispensing, stock, invoicing and payments.