Law n. 675 of 31.12.96:
Protection of individuals and organisations with regard to the
handling of personal data, published in Italian Official Gazette
n. 5 of 8th January 1997 - Ordinary Supplement n. 3.
Art. 13 - Rights of the individual or person
concerned: 1. With regard to the use of personal data,
the affected individual or company is entitled: a. to be aware, through free access to the
register referred to in article 13, subsection 1, point a),
of the use of data which may relate to him; b. to be informed on the subjects covered by
article 7, subsection 4, points a), b) and h); to receive, from
the holder of the data or person in charge of their use, without
delay:
1. the confirmation of whether or not personal
data relating to him exist, even if they have not yet been registered,
and communication in intelligible form of the data themselves
and their origin, and the logic and aims on which their use
is based; unless justified reasons exist, such requests may
not be repeated at intervals of less than ninety days;
2. the deletion, conversion into anonymous
form or freezing of all data used in breach of the law, including
those the conservation of which is not necessary for the purposes
for which the data were collected or subsequently used;
3. the updating, correction or, if this is
in his interest, the supplementation of the data;
4. The certification that the operations referred
to in points 2) and 3) have been reported, also with regard
to their contents, to those to whom the data have been communicated
or distributed, unless compliance with this condition is impossible
or involves a use of resources manifestly disproportionate to
the right protected; d. to oppose the use of the personal data relating
to him, in whole or in part, for legitimate reasons, even if
such use is relevant to the purpose for which they were collected;
to oppose the use of the personal data relating to him, in whole
or in part, for the purposes of business information or the
dispatch of advertising or mail order sales material, or for
the performance of market research or interactive business communications,
and to be informed of his entitlement to exercise this right
free of charge by the holder of the data, not later than the
time when the data are communicated or distributed.
2. For each request made under subsection 1,
point c), clause 1), if the existence of relevant personal data
is not confirmed, the person or company involved, may be charged
a contribution to expenses not exceeding the costs actually
incurred, by the procedures and within the limits set by the
regulations contained in article 33, subsection 3.
3. The rights as referred to in subsection
1 relating to deceased persons may be exercised by any interested
party.
4. When exercising the rights as referred to
in subsection 1, the person concerned may act through another
person or association authorised in writing.
5. The rules on professional secrecy as applicable
to journalists continue to stand, with regard to the source
of information only
