Processing Right to Rectification

Overview

The right to rectification under GDPR Article 16 gives data subjects the right to have inaccurate personal data corrected without undue delay, and to have incomplete personal data completed. This skill provides the complete workflow for receiving, verifying, implementing, and confirming rectification requests.

Legal Foundation

GDPR Article 16 — Right to Rectification

The data subject has the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.

GDPR Article 19 — Notification Obligation

The controller shall communicate any rectification to each recipient to whom the personal data have been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. The controller shall inform the data subject about those recipients if the data subject requests it.

GDPR Article 5(1)(d) — Accuracy Principle

Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay.