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The protection of sensitive information is incredibly important, and it is also vital that victims know what to do in the event something goes wrong.
Your Lawyers, as Leading Data Leak Lawyers representing thousands of victims of data breaches in England and Wales, can offer No Win, No Fee legal representation to victims of privacy breaches. The best place to start to find out if you could be eligible to claim compensation is to speak to our team for a free, no-obligation chat about your legal options here now.
Really, the importance of the protection of sensitive information goes without saying. Not only are there laws for organisations to comply with in respect of making sure information is processed and stored safely and correctly, but there is the obvious impact on the victim if something goes wrong.
The law recognises that we are entitled to control who knows what about us because it is not nice for everybody to know absolutely everything about us. The right to control who knows what about us is a fundamental one and is perfectly reasonable given how we feel about our personal information. As such, when that control is taken away from us through no fault of our own, it is only natural for victims to suffer. Commonly, the suffering caused is the distress that is triggered by the loss of control of the personal information in question.
It is not nice for someone to have to go through an event like this which is why the importance of the protection of sensitive information is so vital. Whilst all information must be protected, sensitive information must be treated with more priority.
If your sensitive data has been involved in a breach, leak or hack, or has been otherwise exposed or misused, you could be entitled to pursue compensation. The GDPR is not just there to govern best practices and procedures for organisations, but it is also there for victims to use in the event something has gone wrong.
The GDPR recognises that a person can suffer distress and that this can allow for compensation where the loss of control is caused by no fault of their own. As such, if you can prove that there has been a breach of the GDPR, you could then look to recover compensation for any distress or loss that has been caused to you.
We specialise in data protection compensation and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis. The starting point is to contact our friendly team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.
When it comes to the protection of sensitive information, NHS data collection is an important one to consider. Medical information is precisely the kind of sensitive data that we want to remain confidential for very good reasons. The GDPR recognises this which is why medical data is afforded additional protection and is often classed as “special category” information.
The importance of NHS data collection is vital for them to be able to provide the best service possible. However, increasing data collection means increasing risks of something going wrong, and because of the nature of the information in question, the impact of something going wrong can be significant.
This is why healthcare data protection breach compensation cases can often be very significant.
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