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Data Subject Rights (EU and California)

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What it is

If you are in the EU, UK, or California, you have legal rights to see what data AWS holds about you, correct mistakes, request deletion, and in California, opt out of your data being sold or shared for advertising purposes.

This analysis describes what AWS's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR and CCPA, meaning AWS is required to respond to valid requests within defined timeframes, giving you meaningful control over your personal information if you choose to exercise these rights.

Interpretive note: The exact verbatim text was not available in the truncated document; the scope of rights available to users outside the EU and California, and the specific request mechanisms, could not be confirmed from the truncated source.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

EU and California residents can formally request that AWS disclose, correct, or delete their personal information, and California residents can opt out of data sharing for behavioral advertising purposes, providing concrete mechanisms to exercise privacy rights.

What you can do

⚠️ These actions may provide transparency or partial mitigation but may not fully address the underlying issue. Effectiveness varies by jurisdiction and individual circumstances.
  • Delete Your Data
    Visit the AWS Privacy Notice page and use the provided contact or request mechanism to submit a data access, correction, or deletion request; EU and California residents should identify themselves and specify the right they wish to exercise.
  • Export Your Data
    Submit a data portability request through the AWS privacy contact mechanism, specifying the categories of data you wish to receive in a portable format.

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Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal information, and the right to data portability. California residents may also have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information.

— Excerpt from AWS's AWS Privacy Notice

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Institutional analysis (Compliance & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Articles 15 through 22 grant EU and EEA data subjects rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection, with defined response timeframes. CCPA and CPRA grant California residents rights of access, deletion, correction, portability, and opt-out from sale or sharing, enforced by the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Attorney General. The UK GDPR mirrors EU rights for UK data subjects. AWS as a data controller for marketing and website data is directly obligated to respond to these requests. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. AWS's obligations as a data controller for its own marketing and website operations are distinct from its role as a data processor for customer workloads. Enterprise customers whose employees or end users submit rights requests directly to AWS may find those requests redirected, as AWS's processing of customer-uploaded data is governed by separate DPA terms. This distinction should be clearly understood in vendor contracts. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and EEA residents have the most comprehensive enforceable rights framework. California residents have CCPA and CPRA rights. UK residents have UK GDPR rights. Other jurisdictions such as Brazil under LGPD and Canada under PIPEDA may have analogous rights that are not explicitly addressed in this policy, creating potential gaps for global users. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should confirm that their AWS DPA addresses data subject rights requests for customer-processed data, including response timeframes and assistance obligations, and that internal processes are in place to route and fulfill requests within statutory deadlines. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should verify that AWS's data subject request intake process is functional and responsive, document the response timelines committed to in the policy, and ensure internal data mapping is sufficient to fulfill access and portability requests within GDPR's 30-day and CCPA's 45-day response windows.

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Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    The FTC has jurisdiction over consumer privacy rights enforcement in the US context and may receive complaints about failure to honor CCPA-related opt-out requests
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  • State AG
    California's Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency enforce CCPA and CPRA data subject rights, including deletion and opt-out rights
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Provision details

Document information
Document
AWS Privacy Notice
Entity
AWS
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008665
Document ID
CA-D-00649
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
56db19656bcfe04e01d638ef57e34e27832e48cd46492abe0cac4eb4a655047a
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 21:45 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: AWS
Document: AWS Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-008665
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:45:26 UTC
SHA-256: 56db19656bcfe04e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/aws/aws-privacy-notice/data-subject-rights-eu-and-california/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does AWS's Data Subject Rights (EU and California) clause do?

These rights are legally enforceable under GDPR and CCPA, meaning AWS is required to respond to valid requests within defined timeframes, giving you meaningful control over your personal information if you choose to exercise these rights.

How does this clause affect you?

EU and California residents can formally request that AWS disclose, correct, or delete their personal information, and California residents can opt out of data sharing for behavioral advertising purposes, providing concrete mechanisms to exercise privacy rights.

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