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Sections 8(7) and 12(3)Rights & Portals
Right to erasure
The right to erasure allows deletion requests for personal data covered by Section 12, subject to purpose and legal-retention exceptions.
Meaning and legal context
A request does not override statutory retention. Assess what must remain, restrict retained information appropriately and communicate the decision through the request process.
Practical application
Track deletion across processors and systems and record retention reasons.
Related concepts
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