Table of Contents
Article 1: Definitions
Article 2: Scope of Application of the Decree by Law
Article 3: Bureau's Power of Exemption
Article 4: Cases of Processing Personal Data without the Consent of its Owner
Article 5: Personal Data Processing Controls
Article 6: Terms of Consent to Data Processing
Article 7: The Controller's General Obligations
Article 8: The Processor's General Obligations
Article 9: Reporting Personal Data Breach
Article 10: Appointing Data Protection Officer
Article 11: Roles of Data Protection Officer
Article 12: Duties of the controller and the processor towards the Data Protection Officer
Article 13: Right to Receive Information
Article 14: Right to Request Transfer of Personal Data
Article 15: Right to correction or erasure of Personal Data
Article 16: Right to Restrict Processing
Article 17: Right to Stop Processing
Article 18: Right to Processing and Automated Processing
Article 19: Contacting the Controller
Article 20: Personal Data Security
Article 21: Assessment of the Impact of Personal Data Protection
Article 22: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is Available
Article 23: Cross-Border Transfer and Sharing of Personal Data for Processing Purposes if a Proper Protection Level is not Available
Article 24: Complaints
Article 25: Grievance against the Bureau's Decisions
Article 26: Administrative Penalties
Article 27: Authorization
Article 28: The Executive Regulation
Article 29: Regularisation
Article 30: Repeals
Article 31: Publication & Enforcement of this Decree by Law
Article 17
Right to Stop Processing
The Data Subject shall have the right to object to the processing of his/her Personal Data and stop
it in any of the following cases:
- If the processing is intended for the purposes of direct marketing, including profiling related to direct marketing.
- If the processing is intended for the purposes of conducting statistical surveys, unless the processing is necessary to serve the public interest.
- If the processing is carried out in violation of Article (5) of this Decree by Law.
FAQs
Yes. Data Subjects have the right to object to the processing of their personal data for purposes of direct marketing or profiling related to direct marketing. Once an objection is raised, the Controller must cease such processing immediately. This empowers individuals to control how their data is used in targeting, advertising, or behavior prediction.
In cases of direct marketing, objections must always be honored without exception. For other types of processing, objections must be assessed by the Controller, who may continue processing only if they can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the Data Subject or if the data is needed for legal claims. The burden of proof rests with the Controller.