GDPR rights when subject dies; does family inherit subject rights?
<p>Under the GDPR, anyone can make a subject access request or ask for their personal data to be erased (within limits etc.).</p>

<p>What if the subject is deceased?  Does the widow/widower or do the children inherit this right, accessing the personal data (or requesting its erasure) of the deceased?</p>

<p>No, the GDPR does not apply to dead persons. Consequently, no data subject rights exist that could be exercised.</p>

<p>However, member state law may recognize such rights (perhaps derived from posthumous personality rights), and there is a variety of approaches between jurisdictions. </p>

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