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Do You Run An Online Business?

AUGUST 2010

DID YOU KNOW that you are required to comply with the extensive provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 with respect to all personal information that you collect in relation to your customers and people that visit your website?

DID YOU ALSO KNOW that the Information Commissioner’s Office has recently published a personal information online code of practice to provide organisations with a practical approach to protecting individuals’ privacy online?

The code will mainly be of interest to online businesses as it provides detailed information on the Information Commissioner’s views on how the Data Protection Act 1998 applies in an online setting and what the ICO considers that good practice in this area requires.

To see the new code in all its glory, visit:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specialist_guides/personal_information_online_cop.pdf

Philip Langford
Head of Department & Partner

 

 

 

 

Alternatively, to discuss in plain English how the new code could affect your business, or for a review of your current online terms, please contact Philip Langford (plangford@gdlaw.co.uk), or any other member of Goodman Derrick LLP's corporate team on 0207 404 0606.

This guide is for general information and interest only and should not be reiled upon as providing specific legal advice.

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