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Transfer personal data

Right to data portability

Individuals have the right to receive personal data that they have provided to a controller in a structured, general and computer-readable format, for the unhindered delivery to another controller.

This could be the case, for example, when information has been registered in a person's profile on a social media platform and he/she wants to transfer it to another such medium.

Right to dataportability applies

The transfer of personal data applies when:

  • the processing of the information is based on the consent of the person concerned or a contract.

  • processing is automatic.

  • transmission of the information is technically feasible.

The right to transfer own data does not affect the right to delete (the right to forget). The right to transfer own data should not prejudice the rights and freedoms of others.

Data relevant to the right to transport

The right to transfer data applies to data you have given or written, such as name, email address, username and password. Also to information gathered about your use, such as:

  • what tools or services you use

  • web usage and search history

  • location and travel data

  • information about you that is registered when using digital devices that you carry around, such as healthcare products

  • other raw and raw information

The right to data portability is not applicable to secondary data

Derivative data that the controller might have prepared based on the information that comes from the individual himself. These may be data such as:

  • credit reporting obligations arising from consumer credit legislation; and

  • risk assessments reserved in legislation on measures against money laundering.

If derived data contains personal data, it is subject to the right of access.

Data Protection Authority

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