Section 11: Right to access information about personal data
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Simple Explanation
Section 11 gives Data Principals the right to know what is happening with their personal data:
1. Summary of Data: You can ask for a summary of what personal data a company holds about you and how it is being processed.
2. Sharing Information: You can find out which other companies or processors your data has been shared with, and what data was shared.
3. Other Information: You can request any other prescribed details about your data.
Exception: This right does not apply when your data is shared with law enforcement agencies for preventing or investigating crimes.
Key Points
- ✓Right to a summary of personal data and processing activities
- ✓Right to know who else received your data
- ✓Does not apply to law enforcement sharing for crime investigation
- ✓Request must be made in the prescribed manner
Official Text (Summary)
A Data Principal has the right to obtain from the Data Fiduciary: a summary of their personal data being processed and the processing activities; the identities of all other Data Fiduciaries and Data Processors with whom the data has been shared; and any other prescribed information. This does not apply when data is shared with law enforcement for prevention, detection, or investigation of offences.
Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Ministry of Law and Justice.
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