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The right to habeas data has within its scope the right to data expiration, from which the right to be forgotten is derived, also called the right to expiration of negative data, which consists of the data owner's power to request the exclusion of negative data from a database within a reasonable term, in order to safeguard his/her right to a good reputation and dignity. This is looked at in order to analyze and compare Colombian regulations with international rules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is a partial result of the doctoral investigation about data protection that the author is doing during his studies in the Doctorate in Juridical Science Program of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Law School. It intends to establish if Colombia, in light of its current legislation, can be considered as a country that guarantees an adequate level of personal information protection. Particularly, constant reference will be made to basic European standards in such matter. The fact that a country has an adequate level of personal information protection is a requirement that, among other things, facilitates the international transfer of such information and not only creates a suitable scenario for the protection of personal rights, but also generates competitive advantages in order to consolidate or create new businesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]