With GDPR, can you request &#39;real life data&#39; be deleted/forgotten?
<p>For example, can you request libraries remove your name from books you have checked out?</p>

<p>I don't believe GDPR makes a distinction between 'real life' and 'online'. It's all real life.</p>

<p>You can tell anyone that they don't have consent to keep your personal data, but that doesn't mean they always have to delete it. There are six lawful bases for processing of personal data, so if an organisation is using and can justify one other than consent then they don't necessarily have to delete your data when they ask. The six bases are listed by the UK Information Commissioner's Office:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(a) Consent: the individual has given clear consent for you to
  process their personal data for a specific purpose.</p>
  
  <p>(b) Contract: the processing is necessary for a contract you have with
  the individual, or because they have asked you to take specific steps
  before entering into a contract.</p>
  
  <p>(c) Legal obligation: the processing is necessary for you to comply
  with the law (not including contractual obligations).</p>
  
  <p>(d) Vital interests: the processing is necessary to protect someone’s
  life.</p>
  
  <p>(e) Public task: the processing is necessary for you to perform a task
  in the public interest or for your official functions, and the task or
  function has a clear basis in law.</p>
  
  <p>(f) Legitimate interests: the processing is necessary for your
  legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party
  unless there is a good reason to protect the individual’s personal
  data which overrides those legitimate interests. (This cannot apply if
  you are a public authority processing data to perform your official
  tasks.)</p>
</blockquote>

<p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/#ib3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/#ib3</a></p>

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