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, Lucy Densham Brown and Jacob Montague, 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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Jacob Montague

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Lucy White

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About this podcast

Subject

Key FAQs on Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs)
Author

Jacob Montague
Expertise

Privacy and Data Protection
Published

26 November 2024

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