Data Protection Act
The Data Protection Act protects your rights with regard to how your personal information is stored and used. Inaugurated in March 2000, the Act provides
eight rules for the handling of such data. The eight rules of the Data Protection Act are, quickly, as follows: Your information must be used and processed acording to the law and in a fair manner; it must be used in restricted circumstances; it must only deal with relevant information and not be broadened in scope; it must be currently correct and to the point; it may not be kept hold of longer than necessary; it must be dealt with in accordance with your rights as an indiviual; it must be kept safe; it may not be
transferred outside the EU to insecure handling facilities.
The Data Protection Act has also seen its fair share of misuse but many of the reasons cited for withholding information under the data protection act are spurious and have no basis in law.
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