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Section 12 — Right to

Act 22 of 2023 (DPDP Act 2023) G.S.R. 843(E) In force 13 May 2027 · G.S.R. 843(E) Penalty cap ₹50 cr

Right to 12. (1) A Data Principal shall have the right to correction, completion, updating and correction and erasure of her personal data for the processing of which she has previously given consent, erasure of personal data. including consent as referred to in clause (a) of section 7, in accordance with any requirement or procedure under any law for the time being in force.

(2) A Data Fiduciary shall, upon receiving a request for correction, completion or updating from a Data Principal,—

(a) correct the inaccurate or misleading personal data;

(b) complete the incomplete personal data; and

(c) update the personal data.

(3) A Data Principal shall make a request in such manner as may be prescribed to the Data Fiduciary for erasure of her personal data, and upon receipt of such a request, the Data Fiduciary shall erase her personal data unless retention of the same is necessary for the specified purpose or for compliance with any law for the time being in force.

Verbatim from the gazette. Cross-references in the text link to the section or rule they cite. Corrigendum G.S.R. 892(E) makes no change to this text.