GDPR-K Article 17 - Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten') (Article 17(1)(f): data collected in relation to the offer of…
Facilitate the right to erasure of childhood data, especially when consent was given as a child and the data subject later wishes to remove it upon reaching adulthood
Where this comes from
Provision: Article 17 - Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten') (Article 17(1)(f): data collected in relation to the offer of information society services referred to in Article 8(1))
Instrument: General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679
Citation: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, Article 17(1)(f), 17(2) and 17(3); Article 12(3) (one-month response); read with Recital 65
Text version: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, as adopted (CELEX 32016R0679), read from the Publications Office Cellar manifestation on 2026-09-21 because EUR-Lex served an empty body to non-browser clients; the 2018 corrigendum (OJ L 127, 23.5.2018) was not retrievable, so any correction it made is unverified.
Who it applies to
It applies when all of these are true:
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
- Data retention period — any answer
…unless:
- Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply to the extent processing is necessary (a) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; (b) for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law or for a public-interest or... (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 17(3)(a)-(e))
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- A user/guardian can request access, deletion, and export from the account UI
- Deletion removes or irreversibly anonymizes the data across primary stores and backups within the required window
- Export is provided in a structured, machine-readable format
- Requests, identity checks, and fulfillment are logged with timestamps
- A request that fails identity verification is refused safely (no data disclosed) and the user can retry
Questions people ask
- Does GDPR-K Article 17 - Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten') (Article 17(1)… apply to my service?
- It applies when Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; Data retention period — any answer. It does not apply where Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply to the extent processing is necessary (a) for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information; (b) for compliance with a legal obligation under Union or Member State law or for a public-interest or... (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 17(3)(a)-(e)).
- From when does this apply?
- GDPR-K Article 17 - Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten') (Article 17(1)… applies from 25 May 2018. Its current status is: in force.
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