You might be parsing the sentence incorrectly. I'd generally read it as: > It includes {the [(collection), (recording), (organisation), (structuring), (storage

You might be parsing the sentence incorrectly. I'd generally read it as: > It includes {the [(collection), (recording), (organisation), (structuring), (storage), (adaptation or alteration), (retrieval), (consultation), (use), (disclosure by {[transmission], [dissemination] or [otherwise making available]}), (alignment or combination), (restriction), (erasure) or (destruction)] of personal data}. So there is no "second section" of the sentence, just a long list. The text of the GDPR has the exact same list [0]. [0] https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/ https://gdpr-info.eu/art-4-gdpr/