Delete your information (right to erasure)

The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary for one of the following reasons:

• to exercise the right of freedom of expression and information

• to comply with a legal obligation

• for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority

• for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific research historical research or statistical purposes where erasure is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of that processing

• for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims

The UK GDPR also specifies two circumstances where the right to erasure will not apply to special category data:

• if the processing is necessary for public health purposes in the public interest (e.g. protecting against serious cross-border threats to health, or ensuring high standards of quality and safety of health care and of medicinal products or medical devices)

• if the processing is necessary for the purposes of preventative or occupational medicine; for the working capacity of an employee; for medical diagnosis; for the provision of health or social care; or for the management of health or social care systems or services. This only applies where the data is being processed by or under the responsibility of a professional subject to a legal obligation of professional secrecy (e.g. a health professional)