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- When should you delete customer data?
- Why is deleting data important?
- Is it OK to delete data?
- Do companies have to delete your data if requested?
When should you delete customer data?
When the individual withdraws consent. When the individual objects to the processing and there is no overriding legitimate interest for continuing the processing. The personal data was unlawfully processed (in breach of the GDPR). The personal data has to be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation.
Why is deleting data important?
Data destruction is the process of destroying data stored on tapes, hard disks, flash drives, and all other storage devices. The purpose is to delete the data and make it completely unreadable so that no one else can access your personal information.
Is it OK to delete data?
It is legal to delete data regularly if not under regulatory retention requirements or involved in current or anticipated future litigation. Data not meeting these two requirements should be defensibly disposed of when legally defensible.
Do companies have to delete your data if requested?
The right to get your data deleted is also known as the 'right to erasure'. You can ask an organisation that holds data about you to delete that data. In some circumstances, they must then do so. You may sometimes hear this called the 'right to be forgotten'.
