Data Protection
The Data Protection Act 1998 can be a very powerful tool to help protect your right to privacy by creating a set of rules for those who handle your personal data, and giving you a number of rights over that personal data and the way it is handled. This section will provide and overview of those rules, and of what your rights are under the DPA and how you can enforce them.
The DPA also provides you with a right to access personal data which is held about you, but this is covered in the Right to Know section.
The processing of your personal data, as well as engaging your rights under the DPA, often also engages your right to respect for your private and family life, which is protected by Article 8. This is covered in the Article 8 section. Disclosure of your personal data to third parties may also be a breach of confidence, and this is covered in the Breach of Confidence section.
This section covers:
The DPA also provides you with a right to access personal data which is held about you, but this is covered in the Right to Know section.
The processing of your personal data, as well as engaging your rights under the DPA, often also engages your right to respect for your private and family life, which is protected by Article 8. This is covered in the Article 8 section. Disclosure of your personal data to third parties may also be a breach of confidence, and this is covered in the Breach of Confidence section.
This section covers:
