Can I request a company to delete my personal data?

Yes, under the GDPR (not BGB § 1004), you have a legally enforceable right to erasure — but it’s not absolute and depends on specific conditions like consent withdrawal, illegality of processing, or lack of legitimate interest.

Yes, under Canada’s federal privacy law, you can request that a company delete your personal information if it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected.

Yes, in most cases Australian companies must comply with a valid request to delete your personal data under the Privacy Act 1988, unless an exception applies.

Yes, you can request a company to delete your personal data in Ireland under the Data Protection Act 2018, which gives you a right to erasure in certain circumstances.

Yes, you can ask a company in Singapore to delete your personal data if it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, and the company has no legal obligation to retain it — under section 25 of 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.

Yes, you can request deletion of your personal data under South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and the data controller must comply without undue delay.

You have the right to request erasure of your personal data under UK GDPR, and the company must comply without undue delay — usually within one month.

Yes, under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you have the right to request that a business delete your personal information, with some exceptions.

Yes, you can request deletion of your personal data from businesses in Japan under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), subject to certain exceptions.