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Subject Access Request

 

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), under Article 15, gives individuals the right to request a copy of any of their personal data which are being ‘processed’ (i.e. used in any way) by ‘controllers’ (i.e. those who decide how and why data are processed), as well as other relevant information. These requests are often referred to as ‘data subject access requests’, or ‘access requests’.

 

What is the right of access?

There are actually a few different aspects to the right of access under Article 15 GDPR, including certain information, and a copy of your personal data. You have the right to obtain the following from the data controller:

  1. Confirmation of whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed.
  2. Where personal data concerning you is being processed, a copy of your personal data.
  3. Where personal data concerning you is being processed, other additional information as follows:
  • Purpose(s) of the processing.
  • Categories of personal data.
  • Any recipient(s) of the personal data to whom the personal data has or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations and information about appropriate safeguards.
  • The retention period or, if that is not possible, the criteria used to determine the retention period
  • The existence of the following rights: Right to rectification; Right to erasure; Right to restrict processing; Right to object; as well as information on how to request these from the controller.
  • The right to raise a concern with a supervisory authority (in Ireland this is the Data Protection Commission).
  • Where personal data is not collected from the data subject, any available information as to its source.
  • The existence of automated decision-making, including profiling and meaningful information about how decisions are made, the significance and the consequences of processing.

If you are an EU resident and need to submit a request for subject access, please fill out the short form below:

Subject Access Request Form

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