Data Subject

According to Article 4 of the GDPR, a data subject is the identified or identifiable natural person to whom the processed personal data refers. A person is considered identifiable if they can be identified, directly or indirectly, using identifiers such as a name, identification number, location data, an online identifier, or other characteristics of their physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity.

In the context of data protection, the data subject is the primary holder of the rights provided by the GDPR, such as the right to access data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure (also known as the right to be forgotten), the right to object, and other rights as set out in Articles 12-23 of the GDPR.

Data subjects are therefore those who must be informed by companies about how their data is collected, used, stored, and shared. The fundamental principle of the GDPR is to return control of personal data to data subjects, ensuring that every processing activity is transparent, legitimate, and in line with declared purposes.

For companies, respecting the rights of data subjects means not only providing clear and transparent information but also implementing tools that enable data subjects to easily exercise their rights. Trust Guardian helps manage these rights effectively, ensuring that data subjects’ requests are handled swiftly and in compliance with applicable regulations.

Trust Guardian’s Approach to Data Subjects
Trust Guardian offers effective support for:

• Self-service consent management for data subjects, providing myPrivacy platform for users to autonomously modify their consents.
• The management of data subject rights, allowing companies to create a centralized registry of rights requests and monitor activities and response times as required by the GDPR.
• Responding promptly to requests for access, rectification, erasure, and objection, thanks to the centralization of privacy information about each data subject. The Privacy History feature ensures that all necessary information is readily available with just a few clicks.