# Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) — GDPR — context bundle > Focused context for a single provision, curated from overview.legal on 2026-08-22. Canonical page: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17 > Every item cites its source. Verify against the official text (EUR-Lex / wetten.overheid.nl) before relying on it. ## Provision ### Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) — Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) *GDPR, gdpr-art-17-en — https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17* 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; b) the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based according to point (a) of Article 6(1), or point (a) of Article 9(2), and where there is no other legal ground for the processing; c) the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(1) and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Article 21(2); d) the personal data have been unlawfully processed; e) the personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject; f) the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1). 2. Where the controller has made the personal data public and is obliged pursuant to paragraph 1 to erase the personal data, the controller, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, shall take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform controllers which are processing the personal data that the data subject has requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to, or copy or replication of, those personal data. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the extent that processing is necessary: a) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; b) for compliance with a legal obligation which requires processing by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; c) for reasons of public interest in the area of public health in accordance with points (h) and (i) of Article 9(2) as well as Article 9(3); d) for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) in so far as the right referred to in paragraph 1 is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of that processing; or e) for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. ## Related recitals ### Recital 165 — religious communities constitutional status protection This Regulation respects and does not prejudice the status under existing constitutional law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States, as recognised in Article 17 TFEU. ## Enforcement 161 decision(s) on record cite Article 17, totalling approximately €90,080,376 in fines (median €7,000). Top fines: - **TIM (telecommunications operator): Insufficient legal basis for data processing** (ITALY, €27,800,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/46304 - **Clearview Al Inc.: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights** (FRANCE, €20,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/47563 - **Google LLC: Insufficient legal basis for data processing** (SPAIN, €10,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/47291 - **Clearview Al Inc.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles** (UNITED KINGDOM, €9,000,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/47305 - **Eni Gas e Luce: Insufficient legal basis for data processing** (ITALY, €8,500,000) — https://overview.legal/posts/46301 ## Guidance ### Opinion 14/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125682* Opinion 14 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (2) and Article 42 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… ### EDPB Annual Report 2025 *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125683* Clarity in action: Supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue Annual Report 2025 Foreword 3 Highlights 4 1. The EDPB Secretariat 6 1.1 Mission And Activities 8 2. European Data Protection Board – Activities in 2025 12 2.1 Bridging Fundamental Rights and Digital Innovation Through GDPR Compliance 12 2.1.1 Helsinki high-level meeting: enhanced clarity, support and engagement 12 2.1.2 Regulation on procedural rules and Omnibus regulation on the record of processing 14 2.1.3 Cross… ### Coordinated Enforcement Action, *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53740* EDPB, Coordinated Enforcement Action, implementation of the right to erasure by controllers ### Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (‘‘LED’’) under Article 62 LED *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53750* EDPB, Contribution of the EDPB to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (‘‘LED’’) under Article 62 LED ### VERSIEGESCHIEDENIS *EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38079* De EDPB heeft op 20 juni 2023 de aanbevelingen 1/2022 inzake bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften voor verwerkingsverantwoordelijken (artikel 47 AVG) vastgesteld, ter vervanging van de eerdere WP 256 rev.01 en WP 264. Het document voorziet in een standaardaanvraagformulier voor goedkeuring van bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften en geeft uitleg bij de vereiste inhoudelijke elementen en beginselen, waaronder de afbakening tussen wat in de bindende bedrijfsvoorschriften zelf en wat in de aanvraag bij de leidende toezichthoudende autoriteit moet worden opgenomen. De aanbevelingen zijn bedoeld om ondernemingen die persoonsgegevens doorgeven aan groepsentiteiten in derde landen zonder passend beschermingsniveau (artikel 45 AVG) te ondersteunen bij het voldoen aan de passende waarborgen van artikel 46 AVG. ## Related topics - **Right to be Forgotten** — https://overview.legal/topics/recht-op-vergetelheid ## Legal Framework - **Right to Erasure** — https://overview.legal/topics/right-to-erasure ## Legal Framework --- Generated by overview.legal · https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-17 · 2026-08-22