Compensation for a university student data breach

You could be eligible to claim compensation for a university student data breach if you have been affected by this kind of incident and have suffered distress or any kind of loss.

The GDPR can entitle you to claim compensation for any impact on you that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information. You do not have to have lost any money or paid out any expenses to claim but, if these are applicable factors, we can look to take them into account.

We are Your Lawyers – a leading firm of Data Leak Lawyers operating in England Wales. You can speak to our expert team here now for free, no-obligation advice about your legal rights to claim.

Compensation for a university student data breach

A university student data breach could have a significant impact on those who have been affected given the nature of the information that such organisations will store and process. There will be plenty in the way of personal information, and there will also be financial information in relation to student fees and residential costs. There may also be special category information, such as medical data and disability information, that could be used as part of universities looking after student welfare.

There may also be sensitive domestic information used for mitigating circumstances for students, or information that the university has been made aware of as part of being able to support students on their learning journey.

As with any organisation, a university and its employees must maintain strict confidentiality when it comes to personal information, and any leak, breach or hack must not go unpunished. If you have been a victim of a university student data breach then you could be entitled to claim compensation now on a No Win, No Fee basis. Depending on the nature of the information that has been affected and how much is involved, you could be owed thousands of pounds in damages, and you have every right to pursue a legal case.

Data breach compensation examples: University of Greenwich and University of Essex

When it comes to data breach compensation examples in terms of a university student data breach, there have been several over the last few years, including cases that we have represented people for.

We previously represented people affected by the infamous University of Greenwich data leak where swathes of very personal and sensitive information was inadvertently accessible online. The data was only discovered after a whistle-blower came across information about themselves and alerted us to the problem. We subsequently represented victims of the breach on a No Win, No Fee basis.

There was an example earlier this year of a data breach that affected the University of Essex where hundreds of students were subject to a data leak via email. It is understood that a spreadsheet containing sensitive information, such as student IDs, contact information and birth dates, was accidentally attached to an email.

These are both classic examples of data breaches caused by simple errors that should have been completely avoidable.

Free, no-obligation legal advice here now

We provide free, no-obligation legal advice to anyone who has been affected by a data breach in England and Wales. You can contact our team here now and we can normally tell you very quickly if your case is something that we can help you with.

If we can help, you are free to instruct us over the phone in one simple phone call where we can take all the necessary information to set your case up and get it started. Given that we work on a No Win, No Fee basis to protect you, what do you have to lose in pursuing a case? The key thing is that you could have a lot to gain.

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