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title: "What is the right to be forgotten?"
description: "This is a right to have data erased."
url: https://help.sarbacane.com/en/articles/282-what-is-the-right-to-be-forgotten
collection: "Data Protection"
updated: 2026-04-23
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# What is the right to be forgotten?

This is a right to have data erased.

This is a right to the erasure of data.

This right applies only under certain conditions listed by the GDPR:

-   The personal data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed  
    
-   The data subject withdraws the consent on which the processing is based, and there is no other legal basis for the processing
    

-   The data subject objects to the processing (subject to conditions)  
    
-   The personal data have been processed unlawfully
    

-   The personal data must be erased in order to comply with a legal obligation laid down by Union law or by the law of the Member State to which the controller is subject
    

-   The personal data have been collected in the context of the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1) of the GDPR. (Consent of minors.)