Data Protection
Overview

Significant amounts of personal data are collected and processed over the internet and such processing is subject to strict controls. We can help you remain compliant in the online world and provide tailored and GDPR compliant privacy policies, cookie policies and website terms to meet the needs of your business.

Contracts arrangements between parties normally require some exchange of personal data and it is important to ensure the contracting parties have suitable protections in place to control the exchange and use of such data. We advise the owners and processors of personal data on appropriate provisions and, where personal data is being transferred outside of the UK, on the additional criteria that will have to be met before the data is transferred.

Most businesses market their products and services in some way and different types of marketing are regulated in different ways.  The Advertising Standards Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Data and Marketing Association all have extensive regulations which may have to be followed depending on your plans. We have years of experience in this field and can advise you on the do’s and don’ts on all aspects of marketing.

Where a breach of the data protection law occurs, a business may, depending on the circumstances, need to report the breach to the Information Commissioner’s Office. We can help assess whether a report is required and, if it is, how best to structure it.

With certain limited exceptions, a business must provide an individual on request with details of the information which they hold about that individual. This is known as a Subject Access Request. We can assist individuals make such a request and help businesses respond to a request in a compliant manner.

Requirements in both areas are complex and we provide both general guidance on the rules and urgent advice if things go wrong.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides public access to information held by public authorities, which includes a wide range of different organisations. Determining what information needs be disclosed is not always straightforward, and we can assist you if you are an individual wanting to make a Freedom Of Information request or an organisation that needs to respond to one.