Chapter 3 · Rights of the Data Subject

Article 12Transparent information and modalities

All 99 Articles Chapter 3: Rights of the Data Subject

The umbrella rule for exercising rights: information and communications must be concise, transparent, intelligible and in plain language — and you must respond, usually free of charge, within one month.

Key points

  • Responses are generally free and due within one month (extendable by two for complex requests).
  • You must facilitate the exercise of data-subject rights.
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