AVG Art. 16 NL
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Recht op rectificatie

Right to Rectification Accuracy Personal Data Processing Controllers
In force — consolidated2016-05-04 · CELEX 02016R0679-20160504 · ELI ↗
Version history 2
  • 2016-05-04in force CELEX 02016R0679-20160504
  • 2016-04-27 CELEX 32016R0679

De betrokkene heeft het recht om van de verwerkingsverantwoordelijke onverwijld rectificatie van hem betreffende onjuiste persoonsgegevens te verkrijgen. Met inachtneming van de doeleinden van de verwerking heeft de betrokkene het recht vervollediging van onvolledige persoonsgegevens te verkrijgen, onder meer door een aanvullende verklaring te verstrekken.

Enforcement

Cited in 20 fines totalling €23.1M

Top authority: 🇪🇺Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) (9) · median fine €25,000 · see all enforcement for Art. 16 →

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