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The Eight Data Protection Principles

  1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully
  2. Personal data shall be obtained for specified and lawful purposes and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose / purposes. [We must not collect data for one purpose and then use it for something else]
  3. Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose / purposes for which they are processed. [We must not hold irrelevant information, or more information than we need]
  4. Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
  5. Personal data shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose / purposes.
  6. Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subject under this Act.
  7. Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss, destruction or damage to personal data.
  8. Personal data shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the EEA without an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of the data subject in relation to the processing of personal data.

Last updated: Tue 14th February, 2012 @ 11:25

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