Data protection

Handling a subject access request

When somebody asks what you hold about them.

0:34 long

What this covers

  1. Subject Requests, then New subject access request
  2. What sort of request it is
  3. Who asked, and when it came in
  4. Save - the one-month deadline is tracked

Step by step, in writing

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  1. 0:02

    Anyone can ask what you hold about them

    You have one month to answer, and you cannot charge for it.

  2. 0:04

    Open Subject Requests from the menu

  3. 0:06

    Choose New subject access request

  4. 0:09

    Choose what they have asked for

    A request to be deleted is a different thing from a request to see the data.

  5. 0:12

    Say where you are with it

  6. 0:16

    Who made the request

  7. 0:18

    How to reach them

  8. 0:21

    Set the date it came in

    The response deadline is worked out from this.

  9. 0:26

    Save the request

  10. 0:30

    The deadline is on the dashboard

    Record what you sent and when, so you can show you answered in time.

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