appropriate safeguards for data protection in the foreign country. The Data
Subject shall have the right to obtain from the Controller without undue delay the
rectification of inaccurate Personal Data concerning him or her. Considering the
purposes of the processing, the Data Subject shall have the right to have
incomplete Personal Data completed, including by means of providing a
supplementary statement.
(9) The Data Subject shall have the right to request the Controller to delete Personal
Data without delay, and the Controller shall delete Personal Data where one of
the following grounds applies:
a) the Personal Data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for
which they were collected or processed;
b) the Data Subject withdraws consent on which the processing is based;
c) the Data Subject objects to the processing and there are no overriding
legitimate grounds for the processing;
d) the Personal Data have been unlawfully processed; and
e) the Personal Data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in
Nigeria.
(10) The Controller who has made the Personal Data public and is obliged to delete
the Personal Data shall, take all reasonable steps, to inform Controllers
processing the Personal Data of the Data Subject’s request.
(11) The Data Subject shall have the right to obtain from the Controller restriction of
processing where one of the following applies:
a)

The accuracy of the Personal Data is contested by the Data Subject for
a period enabling the Controller to verify the accuracy of the Personal
Data;

b)

The processing is unlawful, and the Data Subject opposes the erasure
of the Personal Data and requests the restriction of their use instead;

c)

The Controller no longer needs the Personal Data for the purposes of
the processing, but they are required by the Data Subject for the
establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; and

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