Category: Data

Data Protection and Subject Access

Data Protection: How Do I Make A Complaint Under The Act 1998? If you have any concerns or feel that a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 has taken place, then you need to contact the Data Controller. The Data Controller is the person responsible at the organisation for the control of the data. Do not contact the Information Commissioner direct at this point. It will be a waste of time.

Read More »

Escrow

The importance of Escrow Agreements Before we discuss what an Escrow agreement is it is important that we understand what the term ‘Escrow’ means. ‘Escrow’ is a legal term which means ‘money, goods or a written document, held by a trusted third party, pending the fulfilment of some condition’. Whilst we all have a software licence agreement for the software we use we need some form of software insurance in case things go wrong or certain events take place.

Read More »

Escrow

The importance of Escrow Agreements Before we discuss what an Escrow agreement is it is important that we understand what the term ‘Escrow’ means. ‘Escrow’ is a legal term which means ‘money, goods or a written document, held by a trusted third party, pending the fulfilment of some condition’. Whilst we all have a software licence agreement for the software we use we need some form of software insurance in case things go wrong or certain events take place.

Read More »

WhatsApp deal off? Why? Privacy!!

Facebook was planning to buy WhatsApp’s for around £11bn- cash and stock. Bu wait on…..opponents want US regulators to stop the deal until Facebook provides more information on what it plans to do with the personal data of WhatsApp’s users. This story highlights how important data can be to any website particular a social media site…read on…..

Read More »

Is your data safe? Are damages available?

The High Court this week provided some hope for those persons who believe their data rights have been abused but see little point in suing. This is mainly because of the lack of damages, well Halliday v Creation Consumer Finance may open the door.

Read More »

Is your data safe? Are damages available?

The High Court this week provided some hope for those persons who believe their data rights have been abused but see little point in suing. This is mainly because of the lack of damages, well Halliday v Creation Consumer Finance may open the door.

Read More »