{"id":4390,"date":"2020-05-25T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T08:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4390"},"modified":"2020-05-19T14:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T13:31:09","slug":"council-has-shared-your-information-do-you-have-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dataleaklawyers.co.uk\/blog\/council-has-shared-your-information-do-you-have-case","title":{"rendered":"A council has shared your information: do you have case?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If a council has shared your information without consent, or inappropriately, you may be eligible to make a claim for compensation<\/strong><\/a> on a No Win, No Fee basis.<\/p>\n

Council data breach compensation claims<\/strong><\/a> are one of the most common types of individual legal cases that we take forward for people. Unfortunately, they can happen a lot, and the impact can be severe given the nature of the information that they store and process.<\/p>\n

If your data has been shared and you did not agree to it being shared in the way that it was, or at all, we may be able to help you. We can offer free, no-obligation advice as a leading firm of consumer action and data breach compensation specialists<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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When can you claim if the council has shared your information?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You could be eligible to make a claim for compensation<\/strong><\/a> if a local authority or a council has shared your information inappropriately or without proper consent.<\/p>\n

You have the right to control who processes and stores your data, and who it can be shared with. Your information should not just be shared without good reason or without proper consent from you. Whilst there can be exceptions, in most cases, it should be up to you in terms of how you want your data to be used.<\/p>\n

Cases of consent breaches and data leaks can often happen for councils and local government authorities. In a recent example, York City Council reportedly sent out account details and addresses for small businesses that had applied for grants to other recipients in error. This appears to have been a simple but avoidable breach, which many of them like this are.<\/p>\n

What can you claim for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If the council has shared your information, you may be eligible to receive compensation for the loss of control of your personal information. Data breach compensation values<\/strong><\/a> can then be based on the extent of the impact to you, and this can be determined by factors such as:<\/p>\n