Data Protection Act UK
What is the Data Protection Act?
The Data Protection Act 2003 was created to protect the rights of individuals and controls how your personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government. The Act is relevant for businesses that manages information about individuals. So obviously it is of significant importance to us.
Everyone responsible for using data has to follow strict rules called ādata protection principlesā. They must make sure the information is:
used for limited, specifically stated purposes
used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
handled according to peopleās data protection rights
not transferred outside the UK without adequate protection