Key FAQs on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)

26 November 2024
Privacy and Data Protection

Understanding Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) is crucial for businesses. For many companies, opening a DSAR is a daunting task, and it can be difficult to know where to start when faced with a mountain of potential documents to disclose.

In this podcast members of the Data Protection team at Clarkslegal, have narrowed down the top FAQs we receive on DSARs, including:

How should I respond to a DSAR?
When do I need to respond to a DSAR?
Can I charge a fee for responding to a DSAR?
Can I challenge a DSAR that I have received?
My response to a DSAR will contain confidential information – what can I do?

If you have any questions at all about any aspect of the DSAR process, or need advice on how to respond to one, please contact our Data Protection lawyers for advice.

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Lucy White

Senior Solicitor

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About this podcast

Subject

Key FAQs on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)
Author

Lucy White
Expertise

Privacy and Data Protection
Published

26 November 2024

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