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Data Deletion Rights

Meaning

The term Data Deletion Rights refers to an individual’s fundamental prerogative to request the removal or erasure of their personal information, including sensitive health data, from digital systems and databases. This ensures patient autonomy over their digital health footprint and governs how long clinical records, such as detailed hormonal profiles or genetic predispositions, may be retained by healthcare providers. This right supports the principle that individuals should have control over their physiological and medical information once it has served its primary clinical purpose or when consent for its retention is withdrawn.