EDPB Guidelines on access rights

Guidelines 01/2022 on data subject rights - Right of access

This document explains the right of access for data subjects under Article 15 GDPR. It details three elements of access right: 1) confirmation of data processing, 2) access to the data itself, and 3) information about the processing. The guidelines cover the assessment of access requests, formats for providing access, time frames for response, and address limits and restrictions on the right of access, including the impact on the rights of others and circumstances where requests may be considered unfounded or excessive.