EDPB adopts final version of Guidelines on data subject rights - right of access
Following public consultation, the EDPB has adopted a final version of the Guidelines on data subject rights - Right of access. The Guidelines analyse the various aspects of the right of access and provide more precise guidance on how the right of access has to be implemented in different situations. Among others, the Guidelines provide clarifications on the scope of the right of access, the information the controller has to provide to the data subject, the format of the access request, the main modalities for providing access, and the notion of manifestly unfounded or excessive requests. Following public consultation, the guidelines were updated and further clarifications were added on different aspects that were brought up in the consultation. Furthermore, some minor editorial adjustments were made to ensure consistency of different concepts. In addition, the EDPB also adopted final versions of the targeted updates of Guidelines for identifying a controller or processor’s lead s