Introduction to the Right to Object
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, in broad principle, the Right to Object gives individuals the right to object to their data being processed by the Local Authority which falls within the following criteria:
- processing based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority (including profiling);
- direct marketing (including profiling); and
- processing for purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics.
The following pages explain how to submit a request under the Right to Object.
Further details relating to the Right to Object are available at the link below:
You can also find further details in relation to how your information is processed by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) in the Council’s privacy statement which be accessed via the link below: