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Legal rights

Data Subject Rights

Rights available to natural persons in connection with the processing of their Personal Data.

Related domain: LegalConcept ID: concept-data-subject-rights

Definition

Data Subject Rights are legal rights available to natural persons in connection with the processing of their Personal Data.

Human Explanation

They allow a person to obtain information about processing and, where the applicable conditions are met, request actions concerning their data.

Why it Matters

Respecting these rights is a core element of lawful, transparent and accountable Personal Data processing.

Conceptual Boundary

The precise rights, conditions, exceptions and response duties depend on applicable Law and the circumstances. This page does not replace legal assessment of a request.

Practical Perspective

Organisations need an owned process for receiving, verifying, assessing, recording and responding to requests within applicable requirements.

Related Concepts

Related INGENS Resources

Official Source

Regulation (EU) 2016/679