---
title: Your rights as a FreeSewing user
---
Freesewing applies the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the
European Union (EU).
EU citizen or not, as a FreeSewing user you have the following rights:
- [The right to be informed](#the-right-to-be-informed)
- [The right of access](#the-right-of-access)
- [The right to rectification](#the-right-to-rectification)
- [The right to erasure](#the-right-to-erasure)
- [The right to restrict processing](#the-right-to-restrict-processing)
- [The right to data portability](#the-right-to-data-portability)
- [The right to object](#the-right-to-object)
- [Rights in relation to automated decision making and
profiling](#rights-in-relation-to-automated-decision-making-and-profiling)
## The right to be informed
You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.
:::tip
Read [our privacy notice](/docs/about/privacy/) to inform yourself about the
collection and use of your personal data.
:::
## The right of access
You have the right to access your personal data.
:::tip
Go to [/account](https://freesewing.org/account/) to access your personal data.
:::
## The right to rectification
You have the right to rectify your personal data, or complete it if it is incomplete.
:::tip
Go to [/account](https://freesewing.org/account/) to rectify or complete your
personal data.
:::
## The right to erasure
You have the right to have your personal data erased.
:::tip
Go to [/account/remove](https://freesewing.org/account/remove/) to remove all
your data.
:::
## The right to restrict processing
You have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data.
:::tip
Go to [/account/restrict](https://freesewing.org/account/restrict/) to request
FreeSewing restricts processing of your personal data.
:::
:::warning
Your request will be granted immediately, and can only be undone by [contacting
support](https://freesewing.org/support/) to lift the restriction.
:::
## The right to data portability
You have the right to obtain and reuse your personal data for your own purposes
or across different services.
:::tip
Go to [/account/actions/export](https://freesewing.org/account/export/) to
export your personal data.
:::
## The right to object
You have the right to object to your personal data being used for scientific
research.
:::tip
Go to [/account/consent](https://freesewing.org/account/consent/) and unselect
**Share anonymized measurements as open data** to do so.
:::
:::note
The right to object is broader, but this is how it applies to FreeSewing.
:::
## Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
This right does not apply to FreeSewing as we do not use automated decision
making or profiling.
