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Data Subject Access Request

What is Data Subject Access Request?

A formal request from an individual to an organization to obtain a copy of the personal data held about them, required to be fulfilled under privacy laws.

Privacy and Data Protection

Frameworks that govern data subject access request

GDPRView framework →ISO 27001:2022View framework →

What the standards actually require on data subject access request

Requirements naming data subject access request across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications1 control

Security Dimension 8 Privacy per X.805 Clause 6.8: Privacy shields what could be inferred by watching activity on the network, for example websites visited by users + their geographic location + the IP addresses and DNS names assigned to devices inside a provi...

X805-Dim8-Privacy-Identification-Network-Activity-Personal-Information-Confidentiality · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 8 - Privacy + Identification of Network Activity + Personal Information Confidentiality + Subscriber Anonymity + Pseudonymity + Anti-Tracking + Location Privacy + Data Minimization + GDPR/CCPA Alignment →
Lloyd's Minimum Standards - Cyber Security1 control

Personal and other data is governed. Foundational: there are policies and procedures, backed by compulsory training, covering data protection duties such as answering data subject access requests (DSARs);

lloyd-s-minimum-standards-cyber-security::P12.3.2 · 12.3.2 Data protection and governance →

Questions people ask about data subject access request

What is Data Subject Access Request?
A formal request from an individual to an organization to obtain a copy of the personal data held about them, required to be fulfilled under privacy laws.
Why is Data Subject Access Request important for compliance?
Data Subject Access Request is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data subject access request helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Data Subject Access Request?
Data Subject Access Request appears in the requirement text of ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, Lloyd's Minimum Standards - Cyber Security. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Subject Access Request?
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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.