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Privacy 101: Data Subject Rights

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OneTrust DataGuidance's Privacy 101 series delivers valuable, fundamental knowledge on some of the most notable themes, concepts, and terminology in privacy and data protection. The series offers definitions and explanations of core concepts such as Accountability, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and Data Protection Officers (DPO) to help you build a global understanding of privacy in an easily digestible format. 

This video provides essential information about data subject rights, what they are, and how they can be exercised, as well as common data subject rights and how organizations should handle rights requests. 

What are data subject rights? 

Data subject rights are legal rights provided to individuals in relation to their personal information. Certain data subject rights are commonly found in most global privacy laws, such as rights to information and rights of access. However, some laws now provide for rights such as the right to deletion, also known as the right to erasure or the right to be forgotten, and the right to data portability. Typically, data subjects must be made aware of their rights through a clear and concise privacy notice. 

Organizations have an obligation to respond to requests made by data subjects within a specific timeframe. However, in some instances, organizations are not required to fulfill requests depending on factors that include the complexity of the request or when excessive or repetitive requests are made by an individual.