Article 18. Right to Restriction of Processing 1. 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 defense of legal claims.

D, the data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Article 211 pending the verification

whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

2. Where processing has been restricted

under paragraph 1, such personal data shall, with the exception of storage, only be processed with

the data subject's consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims,

or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person or for reasons of

important public interest of the union or of a member state.

3. A data subject who has obtained restriction of processing pursuant to paragraph

1 shall be informed by the controller before the restriction of processing is lifted.