Rights & Remedies

Data Subject Rights

Rights of individuals over their personal data.

Definitions (2)

Data subject rights are the fundamental rights granted to individuals under the GDPR concerning their personal data. These include the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure (right to be forgotten), the right to restriction of processing, the right to data portability, and the right to object. In an employment context, these rights empower employees to control how their employers handle their personal information, including pay data.

Data subject rights are the fundamental entitlements of individuals concerning their personal data, as established by the GDPR and the Data Protection Act. These rights include the right to access, rectification, erasure ('right to be forgotten'), restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability. These rights empower employees to control their personal information held by employers.

Malta Data Protection ActDefinition 2 of 2