Section 12: Right to Correction and Erasure
Chapter: Rights and Duties of Data Principal
Maximum Penalty: Up to ₹200 Crore
Overview
Right to correct, complete, update, and erase personal data. This section falls under the "Rights and Duties of Data Principal" chapter of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, which was enacted to establish a comprehensive framework for data protection in India.
Key Points of Section 12
- Data Principals can request correction, completion, updating, and erasure of personal data
- Right to erasure applies when data is no longer needed for the purpose it was collected
- Data Fiduciary must correct or erase data without undue delay
Who This Applies To
All Data Fiduciaries processing personal data
Compliance Action Steps
- Create correction and erasure request workflows
- Implement cascading deletion across integrated systems
- Maintain logs of correction and erasure actions for audit
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