The right of rectification is exercised when:

1. Incorrect personal data

• Name or surname with spelling errors

• Incorrect date or place of birth

• Outdated or incorrect address

• Phone number or email address not updated

• Incorrect tax code

Example: You are Mario Rossi, but the company database lists you as "Mario Rosi." Request a correction, attaching your ID.

2. Inaccurate professional or academic data

• Educational qualification indicated incorrectly

• Incorrect professional qualification

• Wrong current employer

• Work experience reported inaccurately

• Skills incorrectly attributed

Example: LinkedIn shows you work for company X, but you changed jobs 6 months ago. Request a correction with the new position.

3. Incorrect financial or credit information

• Reporting of non-existent arrears to credit risk agencies (CRIF, Experian)

• Incorrect debt amount

• Payments recorded as not made but which you have regularly paid

• Credit rating calculated on incorrect data

• Closed bank accounts that are still open

Example: CRIF reports you as a "bad payer" for a €5,000 debt, but you have receipts proving you've paid everything. Request immediate rectification, attaching the receipts.

4. Inaccurate health data

• Incorrect or incomplete diagnosis in medical records

• Allergies or pathologies wrongly attributed

• Therapies indicated as ongoing but which you have completed

• Wrong blood type

• Incomplete or imprecise medical history

Example: Your medical records state that you're allergic to penicillin, but that's not true. You risk being denied necessary treatment. Request an urgent correction.

5. Incomplete judicial data

• Newspaper article reports only the arrest but not the subsequent acquittal

• Database shows criminal proceedings open but have been archived

• Sentence partially reported without the final favorable outcome

• Criminal record not updated after crime is extinguished

Example: An article from 2015 reports your arrest for fraud. The proceedings were closed in 2017 with a dismissal ("the fact is not true"). The article has never been updated. You can request a correction (add outcome) or, alternatively, deletion (Art. 17).

6. Incomplete information creates a distorted picture

• A positive outcome of a procedure is missing

• Partial work history that makes gaps appear unjustified

• Negative review that omits your clarifications

• Contextual data needed to understand the situation

Example: Bank database shows "3 unpaid mortgage payments in 2020." True, BUT it omits the fact that you paid everything in 2021 after a deferral agreement. The information is technically true but incomplete and misleading. Request additional information.