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Article (15) Right to correction or erasure of Personal Data
1. The Data Subject shall have the right to request the correction of his/her inaccurate Personal data, or request to complete the data held by the Controller without undue delay
2. Without prejudice to the legislations in force in the State and what is required for the public interest, the Data Subject shall have the right to request erasure of his/ her Personal Data held by the Controller in any of the following cases:
a. His/her Personal Data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it is collected or processed.
b. Withdrawal of the consent of Data Subject on which the processing is based.
c. The Data Subject's objection to the processing, or the absence of legitimate reasons for the Controller to continue the processing.
d. The Personal Data is processed in violation of the provisions of this Decree by Law and the applicable legislations, and the erasure process is necessary to comply with the legislations and approved standards in force in this regard.
3. As an exception to what is stated in Paragraph (2) of this Article, the Data Subject is not entitled to request erasure of his/ her Personal Data held by the Controller in the following cases:
a. If the request is related to the erasure of his/her Personal Data related to public health in private facilities.
b. If the request affects the investigation procedures and claiming and defending rights.
c. If the request contradicts other legislations to which the Controller is subject.
d. Any other cases determined by the Executive Regulation of this Decree by Law.
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