The article is between imprecise to wrong. A box above the respective paragraph says so. Article 2 contains said exceptions, but limits them to "member states"

The article is between imprecise to wrong. A box above the respective paragraph says so. Article 2 contains said exceptions, but limits them to "member states" and "competent authorities. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R0679-20160504 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02... So only a government office would be exempt in those matters, not a private organisation, except when seen as performing a government function. That is somewhat up to interpretation, so maybe, maybe not.