Guide to Data Protection Act for Data Controllers
- Change log
- Introduction
- How to use this guidance
- Key definitions
- Who does the DPA apply to?
- What is processing of personal data?
- What is a data controller?
- What is a data processor?
- What information does the DPA apply to?
- Data Protection Principles
- First Data Protection Principle - Fair and lawful processing
- Second Data Protection Principle - Purpose limitation
- Third Data Protection Principle - Data minimization
- Fourth Data Protection Principle – Data accuracy
- Fifth Data Protection Principle - Storage limitation
- Sixth Data Protection Principle – Respect for the individual’s rights
- Seventh Data Protection Principle - Security – integrity and confidentiality
- Eighth Data Protection Principle - International transfers
- Legal basis for processing
- Sensitive personal data
- Individual rights
- Personal data breaches
- Exemptions
- National Security
- Crime, government fees and duties
- Health
- Education
- Social Work
- Monitoring, inspection or regulatory function
- Journalism, literature or art
- Research, history or statistics
- Information available to public by or under enactments
- Disclosures required by law or made in connection with legal proceedings
- Personal, family or household affairs
- Honours
- Corporate finance
- Negotiations
- Legal professional privilege and trusts
- Contracts between data controllers and data processors
- Questions or comments?
Individual rights
Under the DPA individuals have rights in relation to their own personal data. These rights are not absolute as they may be restricted in certain specified circumstances. Exemptions may also apply, whereby specified rights or other provisions of the DPA do not apply.
The DPA grants the following rights to individuals:
- The right to be informed
- The right of access
- The right to rectification
- The right to stop/restrict processing
- The right to stop direct marketing
- The rights in relation to automated decision making
- The right to seek compensation
- The right to complain