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Rectification Right

What is Rectification Right?

The right of individuals to have inaccurate personal data corrected and incomplete data completed by the data controller.

Privacy and Data Protection

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

What the standards actually require on rectification right

Requirements naming rectification right across 4 standards, quoted from the control text.

Honour data subject rights per NDPA Sections 32-37 including: right to information + right of access + right to rectification + right to erasure + right to restriction of processing + right to data portability + right to object + right not to be subject to aut...

NG-NDPA-4 · Data Subject Rights and Automated Decision-Making

Honour data subject rights per NDPR Section 3.1.4 including: right of access + right to rectification + right to erasure + right to restriction + right to data portability + right to object. Respond within 30 days.

NGNDPR-4 · Data Subject Rights and Automated Decision-Making

Questions people ask about rectification right

What is Rectification Right?
The right of individuals to have inaccurate personal data corrected and incomplete data completed by the data controller.
Why is Rectification Right important for compliance?
Rectification Right is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding rectification right helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Rectification Right?
Rectification Right appears in the requirement text of Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, Jordan Draft Personal Data Protection Law (2022), Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA), Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Across these standards we have identified 4 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Rectification Right?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how rectification right 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 686 frameworks.

See how Rectification Right applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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