Readiness assessment

Right

Right to Correction and Erasure

This right lets a Data Principal have their personal data corrected, completed, updated or erased.

Defined inSection 12
CategoryRights & Duties
Applies toEvery Data Principal who has given consent

What the Act says

DPDP Act 2023, Section 12(1)

A Data Principal shall have the right to correction, completion, updating and erasure of her personal data for the processing of which she has previously given consent, in accordance with any requirement or procedure under any law for the time being in force.

In plain language

On request, a fiduciary must correct inaccurate data, complete what is incomplete, and update what has changed.

The person can also ask for erasure, and the fiduciary must erase the data unless keeping it is necessary for the specified purpose or required by another law.

Example

You notify a service that your address changed and ask it to delete an old marketing profile. It must update the address and erase the profile unless a law requires retention.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I always get my data erased?

Usually, unless retention is necessary for the specified purpose or required by law.

What is the difference from retention limits?

Retention limits are the fiduciary's own duty to erase; this right lets you request it directly.

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