Skip to content

Data Subject Rights

What is Data Subject Rights?

The legal rights granted to individuals regarding their personal data, including access, rectification, erasure, portability, and objection.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as data subject rights. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on data subject rights

Requirements naming data subject rights across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

LGPD6 controls

On request, at any time, the data subject may obtain from the controller: confirmation that processing exists; access to the data; correction of incomplete, inaccurate or outdated data;

lgpd::Art.18 · Arts. 17, 18 and 21: Data subject rights and how requests are handled →

Georgia DPL Data Subject Rights (Articles 21-26 - GDPR Chapter III aligned post-2023). RIGHTS: (1) RIGHT TO INFORMATION + TRANSPARENCY (Art. 21) - clear + accessible + at-collection notice; (2) RIGHT OF ACCESS (Art.

GeDPL-DataSubjectRights · Data Subject Rights (Access, Rectification, Erasure, Restriction, Portability, Objection, ADM) →

Ghana DPA 2012 Data Subject Rights (Sec.30-38). RIGHTS: (1) RIGHT TO INFORMATION (Sec.30) - clear privacy notice + collection-time information;

GhDPA-DataSubjectRights · Data Subject Rights (Access, Rectification, Erasure, Objection, Portability) (Sec 30-38) →

Section 26 of the Kenya DPA establishes comprehensive data subject rights closely modelled on EU GDPR. (1) Section 26 Seven Data Subject Rights: (a) Right to be Informed of use of personal data; (b) Right of Access - request access to personal data;

KE-DPA-Data-Subject-Rights-Sections26-Access-Correction-Erasure-Object-Portability-Restriction-30-Days · Kenya DPA Data Subject Rights + Section 26 + Right to be Informed + Access + Correction + Erasure + Object + Restriction + Portability + Automated Decision-Making + 30-Day Response + Free for First Request + Refusal Grounds Limited →

Liechtenstein DSG Articles 15-22 Data Subject Rights (transposing GDPR Articles 15-22): Article 15 Right of Access (Auskunftsrecht) - to obtain confirmation of processing + access to personal data + supplementary information + 30-day standard response + 60-day...

LIDPA-Data-Subject-Rights-Access-Rectification-Erasure-Object-Portability-DSG-Articles-15-22-GDPR-Aligned · Liechtenstein DPA Data Subject Rights + Articles 15-22 + GDPR-Aligned →

Questions people ask about data subject rights

What is Data Subject Rights?
The legal rights granted to individuals regarding their personal data, including access, rectification, erasure, portability, and objection.
Why is Data Subject Rights important for compliance?
Data Subject Rights is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding data subject rights 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 Rights?
Data Subject Rights appears in the requirement text of Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, LGPD, Georgia Law on Personal Data Protection (2012), Ghana Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843), Kenya Data Protection Act. Across these standards we have identified 31 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Data Subject Rights?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how data subject rights applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Data Subject Rights applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.