Data Portability Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Summary

This practice note examines the right of data portability under the EU GDPR and UK GDPR and their exemptions and considers practical issues arising from the data portability right, both for data controllers and individuals. The EU and UK data protection laws include a right to data portability. That right allows individuals to obtain from a controller a copy of their personal data in a structured, machine-readable format. In addition, in some circumstances, individuals have the right to have that data transferred directly by the controller to another controller. This practice note addresses the right of data portability. It assumes a degree of knowledge about UK and EU data protection laws.