Controller and processor
Under Article 4 GDPR, the controller decides the purposes and means of processing; the processor processes personal data on the controller's behalf. You are usually the controller, the note taker vendor the processor.
This comparison is published by meetergo GmbH, a German software company that sells an AI note taker and is one of the tools described here. Every fact about other vendors comes from their official websites as of 9 November 2026. We did not run long-term tests; “pick” is our editorial judgment for the use case named. How this guide is made.
In the context of AI meeting note takers
This guide uses “Controller and processor” in the context of AI meeting note takers. The definition above is editorial; where a law or standard defines the term, the source is linked on the glossary page.
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Under Article 4 GDPR, the controller decides the purposes and means of processing; the processor processes personal data on the controller's behalf. You are usually the controller, the note taker vendor the processor.
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Best AI Meeting Note Taker. “Controller and processor”. meetergo GmbH. Content reviewed 9 November 2026. https://bestaimeetingnotetaker.com/glossary/controller-and-processor/