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The Data Protection Act 1998 - Coggle Diagram
The Data Protection Act 1998
Processed fairly and lawfully
information should be collected only with an individual’s permission
shared only on a ‘need to know’ basis
Kept for no longer than is necessary
delete or destroy information when it is no longer needed
Used only for the purposes for which it was intended
information should only be gathered for a specific purpose
information should be used only for that purpose
Adequate and relevant but not excessive
only collect information that is needed
Secured
non-authorized personnel should not be allowed to access the information
Not transferred to other countries
information should not be transferred outside the EU unless the service user have given consent
other countries may not have the same data protection legislation as the EU
the data might not be secure
Processed in line with the rights of the individual
right to know if information is being held about them
right to know how their information is being used
have a right to have any errors corrected
prevent any data being used for advertising or marketing