Art. 16 GDPR · Chapter III: Rights of the data subject · Section 3: Rectification and erasure
Article 16 GDPR: Right to rectification
Text as of 28 October 2026 Reviewed by Sergio Maldonado Elvira on 29 October 2026
Summary (not the official text)
The data subject has the right to have inaccurate personal data rectified without undue delay, and incomplete data completed, including by means of a supplementary statement.
Official text
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning him or her. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, the data subject shall have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Official Journal L 119, 4.5.2016, as corrected. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu
Text as of 28 October 2026.
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Court of Justice judgments
- C-247/23, VP v Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság
Judgment of 13 March 2025ECLI:EU:C:2025:172
A public register must rectify inaccurate data on a person's gender identity; reasonable evidence may be required, but not proof of gender reassignment surgery.