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DROIT EFFACEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Internet and Telematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right to erasure
1, record 1, English, right%20to%20erasure
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The right of a person to have an organization completely and permanently delete obsolete, inaccurate or prejudicial data that it holds about them. 2, record 1, English, - right%20to%20erasure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The concept of the right to erasure comes from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is frequently referred to as the benchmark legislation for data protection around the world. Effective as of 2018, the GDPR grants several rights to data subjects, including in article 17, a right to obtain the erasure, as soon as possible, of personal data that a business holds about them ... 3, record 1, English, - right%20to%20erasure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Internet et télématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit à l'effacement
1, record 1, French, droit%20%C3%A0%20l%27effacement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit d'une personne d'obtenir d'une organisation l'effacement complet et permanent des données obsolètes, erronées ou préjudiciables qu'elle détient à son sujet. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20%C3%A0%20l%27effacement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion de droit à l'effacement provient du Règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) qui est régulièrement cité comme la législation de référence en matière de protection des données à l'échelle internationale. Entrée en vigueur en 2018, le RGPD confère plusieurs droits aux personnes concernées par un traitement de données à caractère personnel, notamment à son article 17, un droit d'obtenir l'effacement, dans les meilleurs délais, de données à caractère personnel qu'une entreprise détient à leur sujet [...] 3, record 1, French, - droit%20%C3%A0%20l%27effacement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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