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Data Protection Act

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(legal)Data Protection Act - (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.


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The Financial Data Protection Act originally called for disclosure in cases of "substantial" harm, but LaTourette agreed to remove that language in response to concerns raised by consumer advocates that the designation was too vague and open to potential abuse.
Schedule 1 of the 1998 Data Protection Act outlines the data protection principles, which include that "Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes" and that "appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data" (Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament, 1998, Schedule 1, Part 1).
The company's products are used by law firms to find, engage and retain clients and include reports and white papers on such topics as the Data Protection Act, CRM initiatives and data change management.
 
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