# Recht op rectificatie — AVG — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-16 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Recht op rectificatie — Recht op rectificatie *AVG, gdpr-art-16-nl — https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-16* 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. ## Related recitals ### Recital 1 — grondrecht op bescherming persoonsgegevens De bescherming van natuurlijke personen bij de verwerking van persoonsgegevens is een grondrecht. Krachtens artikel 8, lid 1, van het Handvest van de grondrechten van de Europese Unie (het „Handvest”) en artikel 16, lid 1, van het Verdrag betreffende de werking van de Europese Unie (VWEU) heeft eenieder recht op bescherming van zijn persoonsgegevens. ### Recital 12 — wettelijke grondslag gegevensbescherming Artikel 16, lid 2, VWEU machtigt het Europees Parlement en de Raad om de regels vast te stellen betreffende de bescherming van natuurlijke personen ten aanzien van de verwerking van persoonsgegevens, alsmede de regels betreffende het vrije verkeer van die gegevens. ## Enforcement 18 decision(s) on record cite Article 16, totalling approximately €22,641,301 in fines (median €20,000). Top fines: - **Vodafone Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (ITALY, €12,251,601) — https://overview.legal/posts/46553 - **Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (UNITED KINGDOM, €9,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/47305 - **Fastweb S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (ITALY, €1,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/48655 - **Energia Verde S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (ITALY, €100,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/48866 - **Energia Verde S.p.A.: Niet-naleving van de algemene principes voor gegevensverwerking.** (ITALY, €100,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/52295 ## Guidance ### Guidelines on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125668* Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies Version 2.0 Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted Version history Version Date Adoption information version 1.1 08 April 2025 adoption of the guidelines before public consultation version 2.0 07 July 2026 adoption of the guidelines after public consultation 3 | Adopted 4 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 70 (1)(e) of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the… ### Opinion 21/2026 on the draft decision of the Irish Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Flutter Group *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125670* Opinion 21/2026 on the draft decision of the Irish Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Flutter Group Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(1)(f) and Article 47 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such… ### Opinion 20/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Fluor Group *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125671* Opinion 20/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Fluor Group Adopted on 07 July 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(1)(f) and Article 47 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such… ### Opinion 19/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Processor Binding Corporate Rules of the Rubrik Group *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125672* Opinion 19/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Processor Binding Corporate Rules of the Rubrik Group Adopted on 08 June 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(1)(f) and Article 47 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such… ### Opinion 18/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Rubrik Group *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125673* Opinion 18/2026 on the draft decision of the Dutch Supervisory Authority regarding the Controller Binding Corporate Rules of the Rubrik Group Adopted on 08 June 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(1)(f) and Article 47 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such… ## Related topics - **Recht op Rectificatie** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-rectification ## Wettelijk kader - **Juistheid** — https://overview.legal/topics/accuracy ## Wettelijk kader - **Verwerkingsverantwoordelijken** — https://overview.legal/topics/controllers ## Wettelijk kader --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/avg/art-16 · 2026-08-22