# Section 12 DPDP Act 2023: Right to correction and erasure of

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**CHAPTER III: RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF DATA PRINCIPAL.** The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act 22 of 2023), section 12. Verbatim from the Gazette of India.

Summary (maintainers', not statutory text): Correct, complete, update on request; erase unless needed for purpose or law

## Section 12. Right to correction and erasure of personal data

(1) A Data Principal shall have the right to correction, completion, updating and erasure of her personal
data for the processing of which she has previously given consent, including consent as referred to in
clause (a) of section 7, in accordance with any requirement or procedure under any law for the time being in
force.

(2) A Data Fiduciary shall, upon receiving a request for correction, completion or updating from a Data
Principal,—
  (a) correct the inaccurate or misleading personal data;
  (b) complete the incomplete personal data; and
  (c) update the personal data.

(3) A Data Principal shall make a request in such manner as may be prescribed to the Data Fiduciary for
erasure of her personal data, and upon receipt of such a request, the Data Fiduciary shall erase her personal
data unless retention of the same is necessary for the specified purpose or for compliance with any law for
the time being in force.