Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Data Protection Act 1998
- Eight Proncipals
- Personal data should be obtained
and processed fairly and lawfully
- Personal data can be held only
for specified and lawful purpose
- Personal data should be adequate,
relevant and not excessive for the
required purpose
- Personal data should be
accurate and kept up-to-date
- Personal data should not be kept
for longer than necessary
- Data must be processed in
accordance with the rights of the data
subject
- Appropiate security
measures must be taken
unauthorised access
- Personal data can't be transferred to
countries outside the E.U. unless the
country has similar legislation to the data
protection act
- Rights
- Right to subject access
- Right to rectify, block or remove
incorrect data
- Right to compensation if damage and
distress is suffered by the Act being
contravened
- Right to prevent processing for
the purposes of direct
marketing
- Right in relation to automated
decision making