Right to be Forgotten
A right, rooted in GDPR Article 17, allowing individuals to request deletion of their personal data under specified conditions.
Full definition
Under GDPR Article 17, the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") lets a data subject request that a controller erase personal data when a listed ground applies, including that the data is no longer necessary, consent is withdrawn, or processing is unlawful. The right applies where the GDPR applies and is subject to exceptions. Similar rights exist in US state laws (CCPA right to delete, VCDPA, CPA, etc.) though worded differently. The terminology is associated with EU case law, including Google Spain v. AEPD (2014).
Related terms
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union's comprehensive data-protection law governing processing within its territorial scope.
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.
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