A guide for those who want to be forgotten on the Internet from KVKK!

KVKK, which was established to ensure and monitor the protection of personal data in our country and continues its activities as a regulatory and supervisory institution, has published a new guide titled “The Evaluation of the Right to be Forgotten, Specific to Search Engines”. So what is this right to be forgotten on the internet? Let’s take a look together…

What is the Right to be Forgotten on the Internet?

In the 44-page guide published by the Personal Data Protection Authority, it is pointed out that all kinds of personal data are recorded and once recorded, it is very difficult to remove them due to rapid and wide sharing.

At this point, access to the personal data of the individual by third parties is (partially) restricted; In order to secure a dignified life, to prevent exclusion from society and to open a new page independently of his past, the “Right to be Forgotten” that every individual has as a manifestation of the right to protect personal data comes into play.

Within the scope of this right granted to citizens, the names and surnames of individuals and the results of searches made through search engines can be removed from the index. However, some conditions must be met for this.

In the guide, the steps that citizens should take regarding the right to be forgotten were explained in detail, and it was emphasized that there were some criteria in this regard. Here are these criteria:

• The person concerned plays an important role in public life
• Child being the subject of search results
• The accuracy of the content of the information
• Relevance of knowledge to one’s working life
• The information has the nature of insulting, defamatory, slanderous about the person concerned.
• The fact that the information is a special quality personal data
• Up-to-dateness of information
• Information causing prejudice about the person
• Information poses a risk to the person
• The state of publishing the information by the person himself
• Covering the data processed within the scope of the journalistic activity of the content
• Legal obligation to publish information
• The information relates to a criminal offense

Where to apply if you want to be forgotten on the Internet?

In this context, it was mentioned that before filing a complaint with the Authority within the framework of the right of the data subject to be forgotten, in accordance with Article 13 of the Law titled “Application to the Data Controller”, the data subject must apply to the data controller who processes their personal data.

Comprehensive guide published by KVKK from here you can reach.