Data Protection Act
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- Created on: 17-05-13 09:30
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- Data Protection Act
- Data can only be obtained and used for specified purposes
- Data must not be processed unless there is a specific lawful reason
- Data should be adequate, relevant and not excessive for the specified use
- Data must be accurate and kept up to date
- Data should not be kept longer than is necassary
- Data processing should meet the legal rights of the data subjects by keeping some information confidential
- Data holders must protect the data against loss, theft or corruption
- Data should not be transferred abroad, except for certain other european countries
- The right to view data held about them
- The right to prevent the processing of data that might cause distress or damage to themselves
- The right to compensaiton if damage or distress has been caused
- The right to have inaccurate data changed or deleted
- The right to prevent data being used to send junk mail
- There are some exceptions to the law
- Data that is used for national security purposes is not to subject to the principles of the Data Protection Act
- Personal data that is used to help prevent or solve crime, prosecute criminals or for tax assesment purposes is also exempt from some of the data protection principles.
- Data that is used for national security purposes is not to subject to the principles of the Data Protection Act
- The Data Protection Act means businesses have to protect your data
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