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The Data Protection Act 1998 sets out rules for processing personal information, and it applies to some paper records as well as those held on computer and some automatically processed data, for example, document image processing, audio/video, photographs and CCTV. The Act gives individuals certain rights, and imposes obligations on those who record and use personal information to be open about how information is used and to follow eight data protection principles:

Data protection principles

The Data Protection Act controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ‘data protection principles’. They must make sure the information is:

  • used fairly and lawfully
  • used for limited, specifically stated purposes
  • used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
  • accurate
  • kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
  • handled according to people’s data protection rights
  • kept safe and secure
  • not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection

There is stronger legal protection for more sensitive information, such as:

  • ethnic background
  • political opinions
  • religious beliefs
  • health
  • sexual health
  • criminal records

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation that will replace the current Data Protection Act on 25 May 2018.

The European Union Parliament and Council have been developing the GDPR since 2012 to harmonise and strengthen the rights of data subjects across Europe, including when data is transferred to third party countries. The GDPR:

  • enhances some of the rights of individuals that currently exist under the DPA and creates new rights such as the right to be forgotten and the right to erasure
  • provides for increased accountability and processes to demonstrate compliance. For example, all public authorities will need to have a Data Protection Officer and the consent requirements are much higher.
  • breaches will have to be reported to the Information Commissioners Office within 72 hours and the potential fines for breaches are up to €20 million.

Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Website or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User’s Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Website may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Website and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Website (System logs) use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

This Website does not support “Do Not Track” requests.
To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.