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Note: if anyone thinks I should at least re-phrase the title and the article, I'm more than happy to do that.

My concern is: why do they mention UK leaving EU if I'm not UK citizen? And why there is no way to appeal/complain directly with them?

Mistakes can happen from anyone, but if they don't let me contact them I have no way of fixing this.

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"why do they mention UK leaving EU if I'm not UK citizen?"

PR most likely. Within the UK this phrasing makes it less likely to actually be read / acted upon.

However there could be more than a few grains of truth to it as well.

I believe this is because GDPR rules apply regardless of nationality. I believe the law is location based (e.g. if you are a non UK/EU citizen but operate in the UK/EU, you'll have the law affect you. But if you were and EU citizen in say, South America, GDPR does not matter to you.

(happy to dig up some legal documents by Allen and Overy a well-known law firm if people want to read an analysis).

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