GDPR Article 21(1): right to object (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 21(1))
If the holder relies on legitimate interests, every person in the records can object, and the holder must then stop processing that person's data unless it shows compelling grounds. The holder needs a working objection route and a way to pull one person's records out of a lot.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
In the source's own words
“The data subject shall have the right to object, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, at any time to processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on point (e) or (f) of Article 6(1), including profiling based on those provisions. The controller shall no longer process the personal data unless the controller demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.”
Where it was read
Also read from the same source
- GDPR Article 5(1)(b): purpose limitation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 5(1)(b))
- GDPR Article 6(1)(f): legitimate interests as a lawful basis (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 6(1)(f))
- GDPR Article 6(4): compatibility test for a new purpose (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 6(4))
- GDPR Recital 50: further processing and the legal basis (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, recital 50)
- GDPR Article 9(1): special categories of personal data (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 9(1))
- GDPR Article 13(3): telling people before a new purpose (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Art 13(3))
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