L 119/40
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
4.5.2016
2.
The controller shall facilitate the exercise of data subject rights under Articles 15 to 22. In the cases referred to in
Article 11(2), the controller shall not refuse to act on the request of the data subject for exercising his or her rights
under Articles 15 to 22, unless the controller demonstrates that it is not in a position to identify the data subject.
3.
The controller shall provide information on action taken on a request under Articles 15 to 22 to the data subject
without undue delay and in any event within one month of receipt of the request. That period may be extended by two
further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests. The controller shall
inform the data subject of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for
the delay. Where the data subject makes the request by electronic form means, the information shall be provided by
electronic means where possible, unless otherwise requested by the data subject.
4.
If the controller does not take action on the request of the data subject, the controller shall inform the data subject
without delay and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request of the reasons for not taking action and on
the possibility of lodging a complaint with a supervisory authority and seeking a judicial remedy.
5.
Information provided under Articles 13 and 14 and any communication and any actions taken under Articles 15
to 22 and 34 shall be provided free of charge. Where requests from a data subject are manifestly unfounded or
excessive, in particular because of their repetitive character, the controller may either:
(a) charge a reasonable fee taking into account the administrative costs of providing the information or communication
or taking the action requested; or
(b) refuse to act on the request.
The controller shall bear the burden of demonstrating the manifestly unfounded or excessive character of the request.
6.
Without prejudice to Article 11, where the controller has reasonable doubts concerning the identity of the natural
person making the request referred to in Articles 15 to 21, the controller may request the provision of additional
information necessary to confirm the identity of the data subject.
7.
The information to be provided to data subjects pursuant to Articles 13 and 14 may be provided in combination
with standardised icons in order to give in an easily visible, intelligible and clearly legible manner a meaningful overview
of the intended processing. Where the icons are presented electronically they shall be machine-readable.
8.
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 92 for the purpose of
determining the information to be presented by the icons and the procedures for providing standardised icons.
S ec tion 2
I n fo r m a ti on a nd a cc es s to p e rs ona l d ata
Article 13
Information to be provided where personal data are collected from the data subject
1.
Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected from the data subject, the controller shall, at the time
when personal data are obtained, provide the data subject with all of the following information:
(a) the identity and the contact details of the controller and, where applicable, of the controller's representative;
(b) the contact details of the data protection officer, where applicable;
(c) the purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended as well as the legal basis for the processing;