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Right to Erasure
Privacy
Legal right allowing individuals to request deletion of personal data under defined conditions.
Definition
Right to erasure is a data protection right that, under certain legal conditions, requires controllers to delete personal data and, where feasible, notify downstream recipients.
In plain English
Legal right allowing individuals to request deletion of personal data under defined conditions.
Why this matters
Why it matters: Deletion rights pressure organizations to minimize retention and reduce breach impact.
Example
Example: Controller deletes identifiers from systems and documents exceptions (e.g., legal obligations).