This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances:
- when the personal data is no longer needed;
- when you have withdrawn the consent on which the processing is based/ you have submitted an objection to the processing;
- when the controller processes personal data for direct marketing purposes;
- in case of illegal processing;
- in the case of an obligation prescribed by law; and
- when personal data is collected to offer information services.
This right is not absolute and only applies in certain circumstances:
- when the personal data is no longer needed;
- when you have withdrawn the consent on which the processing is based/ you have submitted an objection to the processing;
- when the controller processes personal data for direct marketing purposes;
- in case of illegal processing;
- in the case of an obligation prescribed by law; and
- when personal data is collected to offer information services.
Example:
A clinic receives a request from a former patient to delete all personal data associated with him, however, the clinic’s liability insurance requires it to retain the patient’s data.
The Clinic may refuse a request to delete a person’s data because it processes such data for the purposes of exercising a right based on law.
