Can I access personal data a company holds about me?

You can request access to your personal data in writing or electronically from any data controller; they must respond within one month, free of charge, and provide a complete, intelligible copy of all your processed data.

No, a company generally cannot refuse your request to see your personal information — under PIPEDA, you have a legal right to access it.

Yes, you have a legal right to access your personal information held by most Australian companies under the Privacy Act 1988.

Under Irish law, a company must respond to your data access request within one month. If they fail to do so, you can complain to the Data Protection Commission.

Yes, you have the right to request access to your personal data held by a company in Singapore under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012.

You have the right to obtain a copy of all personal data a company holds about you under the GDPR, free of charge and within one month.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), you have rights to access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal, and data portability (where technically feasible) of your personal data.

You can make a subject access request (SAR) in writing or verbally to any UK company holding your personal data — they must respond within one month and provide all your data free of charge, unless the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive.

Under the CCPA, you have the right to know what personal information a business collects about you, to delete that information, to opt out of its sale, and to non-discrimination for exercising these rights.

Yes, you can request a company in Japan to disclose your personal information under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). The company must respond within 30 days.