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I understand your query relates to articles published online about your past convictions. What reason has the publisher provided for not wanting to remove them?
OK thanks, ***** ***** do the articles actually say?
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No problem at all. I will get back to you at the earliest opportunity. Many thanks
Many thanks for your patience, it is appreciated. I am now pleased to be able to provide further assistance with your query. First of all, I am sorry to hear about the issues brought up by this. It must be a frustrating situation to be going through.
The right to be forgotten applies though the GDPR legislation covering data protection rights. You can refer to the specific Article here:
https://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/
There are certain exceptions which would mean the right does not apply, such as if the processing is ‘for exercising the right of freedom of expression and information’ or ‘for reasons of public interest’, both of which could allow them to keep the information online.
The difficulty is that case law hardly provides a definitive answer and each situation is dealt on a case-by-case basis. You certainly cannot get a general answer which says that the right can be exercised in all cases. Until you go to court and challenge the decision you simply won’t know which camp yours falls into.
However, as this is also a complex legal matter, you would be best advised to engage specialist lawyers to handle the application for you.
https://www.brettwilson.co.uk/services/defamation-privacy-online-harassment/misuse-of-private-information/the-right-to-be-forgotten/
https://www.carter-ruck.com/expertise/reputation-media-privacy/data-protection/
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