GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union's comprehensive data-protection law governing processing within its territorial scope.
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The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation EU 2016/679), effective May 2018, governs the processing of personal data in the circumstances described by its territorial-scope rules, including certain processing by establishments in the EU or by organisations offering goods or services to, or monitoring, people in the EU. Key rights include access, rectification, erasure ("right to be forgotten," Article 17), restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to object. The highest GDPR administrative-fine tier is up to 4% of worldwide annual turnover or €20M, whichever is higher, for specified infringements.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679
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CCPA
California Consumer Privacy Act, the first comprehensive US state privacy law, which can grant eligible California consumers rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out of sale or sharing, subject to covered-business scope, verification, exemptions, and other limits.
Right to be Forgotten
A right, rooted in GDPR Article 17, allowing individuals to request deletion of their personal data under specified conditions.
Data Subject Request (DSR)
A request by an individual to a business to exercise a privacy right, such as access, correction, deletion, or portability.
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