Compensation for recording the wrong information

You could be entitled to claim compensation if you have suffered due to an organisation recording the wrong information about you.

Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers, are used to representing people who are claiming compensation for inaccurate information being recorded, or the wrong data being sent to the wrong person. You can still be eligible to claim compensation even if the fault is with an employee of an organisation, and we can represent eligible clients on a No Win, No Fee basis.

You can speak to our team for free, no-obligation legal help here now.

Recording the wrong information can cause problems

Organisations recording the wrong information about a person could cause substantial problems, depending on the nature of the data that is inaccurate, and the context of it. An easy example of types of cases that we take on concerning recording the wrong information often involves credit files, and this has happened to me before. Sometimes, companies can place inaccurate data on a person’s credit file or could get people mixed up and place the wrong information on the wrong person’s file. This can cause huge problems.

We may not know about any inaccurate data being recorded for a substantial period of time, which means that any company or organisation doing credit checks on us may see inaccurate information. As you will no doubt be aware, any adverse information on a credit file could impact your ability to proceed with finance and contracts. This may then worsen the impact on your credit file if you are refused credit, for example.

There can be other examples, such as recording the wrong information on medical records because two people’s data has been mixed up. Your personal details about sensitive medical procedures or treatments may then end up being seen by somebody else. Ultimately, there are a lot of ways that it can happen.

Claiming compensation for inaccurate information

You could be entitled to claim compensation if you have suffered distress or loss as a result of inaccurate information recorded about you, or information being sent to, or seen by, the wrong person.

The GDPR stipulates that organisations must process our information fairly and accurately, so any failure to do this can be a breach of the GDPR. If the GDPR has been breached, that is when the victim of such a breach could be entitled to pursue compensation for any impact on them. The impact could be the distress alone, which is something that you could claim for. Or, a case could also factor in any losses or expenses as a result of any inaccurate information recorded about you.

If we believe that you have a potential case for compensation then we may be able to represent you for a claim on a No Win, No Fee basis. You can speak to our team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice.

What happens if an employee breaches the GDPR this way?

Okay, so what happens if an employee breaches the GDPR this way? Can you still be eligible to pursue a claim for compensation?

Given that a lot of cases where inaccurate information has been recorded is the fault of an employee of an organisation, it is still possible to claim compensation in this kind of scenario. The negligence of an employee can fall onto the employer, which is known as vicarious liability, so you can still pursue the organisation in the usual way. We often find that, even in cases of vicarious liability, there was more that an organisation could – and should – have done, possibly through better procedures and practices, or even better training and monitoring.

So, in short, you can still be eligible to claim compensation if an employee has breached the GDPR. The best thing to do is to discuss your individual circumstances by contacting our team here now for a free and no-obligation chat.

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