COM305 - Index Of Legislation: Data Protection Act 1998

The Data Protection Act 1998 entitles individuals to request access to certain information held on computer records on payment of a fee. The Act

• Extends only to personal data concerning a living individual
• Does not extend to partnerships, associations and companies

Under the Act you can be held personally liable to prosecution if you

• Knowingly or recklessly use, obtain, disclose or transfer personal data, otherwise than for the purposes which we have registered

Or

• Disclose personal data without authority