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When must a controller respond to a UK GDPR rights request?

Without undue delay and ordinarily one month beginning with the relevant time. Provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

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Period
Without undue delay and ordinarily one month beginning with the relevant time
Trigger
Latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event
Rule
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A. The retained source governs provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

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Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied. The actual latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A

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When must a controller respond to a UK GDPR rights request?

Without undue delay and ordinarily one month beginning with the relevant time. Provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

Responsible actor. Controller receiving a rights request.

Latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event.

Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A

How does this provision count time?

  1. Provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information.
  2. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied.
  3. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied.

Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.

Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied. The actual latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event and required completion must be established before using a final date.

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The controller receiving a rights request has established the applicable procedure and latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately. Provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Without undue delay and ordinarily one month beginning with the relevant time. No computed final date is supplied.

A proposed completion raises a nonbusiness-day or time-boundary question for provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied. Resolve this boundary under the identified provision and actual completion route. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied.

The controller reasonably needs information to identify the access request’s subject matter. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately. Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately. No automatic final date follows from this scenario.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Applicable procedure and actual event
Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.
Counting and completion boundary
Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance), Articles 12(3)–(6) and 12A
  • Article 12A now defines the clock. Necessary identification, an eligible extension and a justified access-request clarification pause must be established separately.
  • Controller receiving a rights request. Latest applicable receipt, requested identity-information or permitted fee-payment event. Provide information on action taken or give the required refusal information. Use the statutory month, not 30 days. Article 12A(5) excludes the inclusive clarification-request-to-receipt interval where its conditions are satisfied.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When must a controller respond to a UK GDPR rights request?

Does receipt always start the final month?

Does a vague request always stop time?

Is the response period 30 days?

Can the controller wait until the outer limit without reason?

Does refusing the request remove the communication duty?

Can the controller charge for every request?

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