Withdraw consent to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Description
There are many ways in which a body can justify the processing of your personal data. One of these is your consent to the processing. Your consent must, of course, be voluntary.
Irrespective of this, you can withdraw your consent. However, all processing of your data up to the point at which you withdraw your consent remains lawful.
Personal data includes, for example
- Online data, such as IP address, location data, e-mail address
- Bank data, such as account balances, account numbers
- Identification numbers, such as identity card number or social security number
- Land register entries
- Health information, such as genetic data, medical data
- certificates
- General personal data, such as name, address, age, marital status
- Physical characteristics, such as gender, skin, hair or eye color, height
The body processing your data must inform you separately of this right to withdraw your consent. You can assert this right against public and non-public bodies. Public bodies are, for example, public authorities; non-public bodies are, for example, commercial enterprises, associations or clubs.
You must revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data directly with the relevant public or non-public body.
If you wish to submit a written request by post or require general information, please contact the relevant authority with your questions.
The contact details of the relevant authority can be found in the list of authorities on the "service.bund.de - Service Online" portal.
In order for you to withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data, you must
- the body from which you request erasure has collected or processed personal data about you, and
- the personal data must relate to you personally.
- Copy of your identity card
- alternatively: copy of your passport with a copy of your registration certificate
free of charge
There are no deadlines.
Processing Time: 4 WeeksThe processing of your personal data must be stopped immediately, i.e. without culpable delay on the part of the body processing the data. In principle, you must be informed of the measures taken no later than 1 month after you have withdrawn your consent. If this is not possible, you must be informed of the reasons for the delay and the extended deadline.
There are no generally applicable legal remedies.
You can withdraw your consent to the processing of your stored personal data online or in writing.
Withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data online:
- Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information, which you can enter electronically.
- Note: You will need an electronic ID document for the online application, for example the online function of your ID card.
- Upload the required documents as a file (in the file formats PDF, DOC, JPEG, PNG, maximum 10 megabytes per file) and send the application. Alternatively, you can also submit the required documents by post.
- The public authority will usually send you the corresponding response by post to your registration address or, under certain circumstances, by e-mail.
Revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data in writing:
- You can submit your request informally.
- Send your request with the required documents by post to the public authority.
The public authority will send you the corresponding reply by post to your registration address.
There are no indications or special features.
Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs (BMI)
09.08.2023
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
