Responding to data subject requests
Right of access: Data subject access requests (or DSARs) are part and parcel of day-to-day compliance with data protection laws. In addition to their existing rights to privacy, individuals (or data subjects) have a right to request the information that a company holds on them. This request could come from employees, former employees, customers, suppliers or any other individuals that your business holds personal data about.
Other legal rights: As well as the right of access, data subjects also have a number of other rights under data protection laws, including the right to rectification, right to erasure, right to data portability and right to restrict processing.
Obligation to respond: When a data subject submits a data subject request, you are obliged to respond to it and failure to do so will be a breach of data protection laws. To help ensure consistency in responses and compliance with data protection laws, Docue’s data protection request letter template can be used.
Ensure a high-quality outcome with Docue’s subject access request letter template
When to use: You should use this subject access request letter template when responding to a data subject access request, or another request by a data subject to exercise their rights under data protection laws. This subject access request letter template assumes that you are a UK-incorporated company and that English law applies.
Model content for every situation: This subject access request letter template is dynamic and can be adapted to suit a range of different situations, including:
- confirmation of receipt of a DSAR (including a request for clarification);
- confirmation of ID of the data subject;
- extension of time notification for responding to the DSAR (or other data subject request); and
- a refusal response to the DSAR (or other data subject request).
Created by lawyers: Our subject access request letter template has been drafted and maintained by expert data protection lawyers. Our cutting-edge technology combined with our lawyer-made document content allows you to create, customise, e-sign, store and manage your data protection request letters all in one place. And don't worry if you get stuck along the way - our lawyer-drafted guidance notes are there to guide you through the process.
Secure storage included: All documents you make are safely saved in your company's own secure account, Docue Drive, to ensure you always have quick and easy access to your legal documents in one place.
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