Rina Steenkamp - Privacy and technology
Chapter III Rights of the data subject
Section 3 Rectification and erasure
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the rectification of personal data relating to them which are inaccurate. The data subject shall have the right to obtain completion of incomplete personal data, including by providing a supplementary statement.
[Source: October 2013]
(54a) Data which are contested by the data subject and whose accuracy or inaccuracy cannot be determined should be blocked until the issue is cleared.
[Source: October 2013 | Notes: Recitals | Context: Recitals]
Article 16 sets out the data subject's right to rectification, based on Article 12(b) of Directive 95/46/EC.
[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the rectification of personal data relating to them which are inaccurate. The data subject shall have the right to obtain completion of incomplete personal data, including by way of supplementing a corrective statement.
[Source: January 2012 | Context: Proposal from the European Commission]
| General Data Protection Regulation: | Directive 95/46/EC: |
|---|---|
| Article 16 | Article 12, point (b) |
Member States shall guarantee every data subject the right to obtain from the controller: