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Exercise of Principal Rights
Paraphrased legal text
A Data Fiduciary shall provide a means for the Data Principal to exercise their rights, respond within a reasonable period, and where a request is refused, communicate the refusal with the reasons therefor.
What this means in plain English
- You must publish how a principal can exercise rights.
- Acknowledge within a reasonable period.
- If you refuse a request, you must state the legal reasons in writing.
- The Rights Manager module enforces this end-to-end.
Penalty if you get this wrong
Up to ₹50 crore — grouped under principal-rights obligations.
How ProtectComply solves it
Rights Manager (DSR)
- Refusal blocked at the API layer unless the reason field is populated
- AI response drafter pre-fills lawful refusal language
- SLA timers per request type with escalation
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