The policy enumerates data subject rights including access, portability, deletion, amendment, restriction, objection, and complaint to national data protection authorities. These rights are stated to apply under applicable data protection legislation and in certain circumstances.
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This provision describes the data subject rights framework Telegram asserts it supports, including portability and the right to lodge complaints with national authorities. The qualification of rights as applying under applicable legislation and in certain circumstances reflects standard GDPR language conditioning these rights on legal basis and specific circumstances.
The agreement states that users may request access to, deletion of, amendment of, and restriction of their personal data, and may lodge complaints with national data protection authorities. These rights apply under applicable data protection legislation, which may vary by jurisdiction.
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If you are located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or erase your personal data; the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data; the right to data portability; and, where our processing is based on your...
Depending on where you are located, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal information, the right to data portability, and the right to object to or withdraw consent for certain processi...
For individuals in the United States, please also refer to our Notice For Individuals Residing In Certain US States below and the Consumer Health Data Policy.
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"Under applicable data protection legislation, in certain circumstances, you have rights concerning your personal data. You have a right to: (1) request a copy of all your personal data that we store and to transmit that copy to another data controller; (2) delete (see section 10 below) or amend your personal data; (3) restrict, or object to, the processing of your personal data; (4) correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold on you; and (5) lodge a complaint with national data protection authorities regarding our processing of your personal data.— Excerpt from Telegram's Telegram Privacy Policy
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision reflects GDPR Articles 15 through 21 data subject rights, including access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, and the right to object. The right to lodge complaints with national data protection authorities is established under GDPR Article 77. UK GDPR provides equivalent rights for UK users. The qualification 'in certain circumstances' is consistent with GDPR's own conditions and limitations on these rights. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. The rights enumerated reflect standard GDPR data subject rights. The policy directs users to section 12 contact details to exercise rights, which provides a defined exercise mechanism. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EEA and UK users have enforceable rights under GDPR and UK GDPR respectively. Users in other jurisdictions may have more limited rights depending on applicable local law, including CCPA rights for California residents. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations subject to GDPR that rely on Telegram as a data processor for business communications should assess whether Telegram's data subject rights procedures are compatible with their own obligations to facilitate data subject requests within required timeframes. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should document the mechanism for submitting data subject rights requests and assess response time commitments. The policy does not specify a response timeline for rights requests, which may be relevant under GDPR's one-month response requirement.
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This provision describes the data subject rights framework Telegram asserts it supports, including portability and the right to lodge complaints with national authorities. The qualification of rights as applying under applicable legislation and in certain circumstances reflects standard GDPR language conditioning these rights on legal basis and specific circumstances.
The agreement states that users may request access to, deletion of, amendment of, and restriction of their personal data, and may lodge complaints with national data protection authorities. These rights apply under applicable data protection legislation, which may vary by jurisdiction.
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