4.5.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 119/43
Article 15
Right of access by the data subject
1.
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data
concerning him or her are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data and the following
information:
(a) the purposes of the processing;
(b) the categories of personal data concerned;
(c) the recipients or categories of recipient to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed, in particular
recipients in third countries or international organisations;
(d) where possible, the envisaged period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if not possible, the criteria used
to determine that period;
(e) the existence of the right to request from the controller rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of
processing of personal data concerning the data subject or to object to such processing;
(f) the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority;
(g) where the personal data are not collected from the data subject, any available information as to their source;
(h) the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) and, at least in
those cases, meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and the envisaged
consequences of such processing for the data subject.
2.
Where personal data are transferred to a third country or to an international organisation, the data subject shall
have the right to be informed of the appropriate safeguards pursuant to Article 46 relating to the transfer.
3.
The controller shall provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing. For any further copies requested
by the data subject, the controller may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. Where the data subject
makes the request by electronic means, and unless otherwise requested by the data subject, the information shall be
provided in a commonly used electronic form.
4.
The right to obtain a copy referred to in paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.
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Article 16
Right to rectification
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate
personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the
right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
Article 17
Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’)
1.
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or
her without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay where
one of the following grounds applies:
(a) the personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise
processed;