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The Watford Community Housing data breach is a particularly sensitive incident, and victims can be entitled to make a claim for compensation with us on a No Win, No fee basis<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the WCH website, an email was sent on the 23rd<\/sup> March 2020 that contained the personal details for several of its customers. They say that this was a \u201chuman error\u201d incident and that the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) has been informed about the incident, as well as reporting the matter to their regulator.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how we can help you and what you need to do as a victim of the breach to get the right legal advice and help that you need. As a leading firm of data breach law specialists, we\u2019re here for you.<\/p>\n

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About the Watford Community Housing data breach<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to the statement on the WCH website, they say:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are taking a variety of steps to assess the potential impact on those affected by the breach, including identifying any safeguarding concerns, and we are contacting relevant customers to provide information, guidance and support.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

For the victims, this isn\u2019t always enough. When information like this is exposed, it\u2019s your right to seek proper justice for what has happened, and that\u2019s where we can help.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood that the email had a spreadsheet attachment containing the details for over 3,500 people. Data exposed is understood to have included incredibly sensitive information such as sexual orientation, ethnic origin and disability information, as well as the usual name and contact data. This makes the Watford Community Housing data breach incredibly serious, as this is the kind of information that many people do not wish to be disclosed. It\u2019s also data that could be used by criminals for malicious purposes.<\/p>\n

Legal right to claim compensation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As a victim of the Watford Community Housing data breach, you could be entitled to make a claim for compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This kind of breach is incredibly personal and sensitive which means that getting the right legal advice and representation is important. We already represent victims claiming in some of the most serious breaches of privacy to have ever taken place, including the 56 Dean Street Clinic leak of 2015<\/strong><\/a> and last year\u2019s Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic leak<\/strong><\/a>. Both are similar email leaks where sensitive information was inadvertently disclosed in a \u201chuman error\u201d email incident. In reality, these kinds of email data leaks are entirely avoidable when proper systems and software are used in place of risky manual processes like this.<\/p>\n

When your information is leaked or exposed, you have the legal right to make a GDPR compensation claim for the distress caused by the loss of control of your personal information. Given our extensive experience in representing victims for sensitive data breaches, we have the experience to make sure that you get the justice you deserve. Data breach compensation amounts<\/strong><\/a> in cases of this nature can be significant given the nature of the information exposed.<\/p>\n

About data breach compensation law<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Our lawyers have decades of experience in representing people for compensation claims. When it comes to the niche area of data protection law, we\u2019ve been representing people for privacy breaches since 2014, with our first data action like this taken forward in 2015 (the 56 Dean Street incident).<\/p>\n

This is a lot longer than most other law firms. Only in the last couple of years have other firms started to specifically take data cases forward, and we\u2019ve seen a great deal of concerning marketing claims being made by some companies. This is why we prefer to let our experience speak for itself instead of using generic buzzwords and making misleading claims.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re pioneers in this area of law for the following simple reasons:<\/p>\n