CAN I CLAIM FOR A DATA BREACH?

What can you claim for with a data breach claim?

This can depend a lot on the nature of the information leaked and the impact it has had on you.

Data Breach victims typically claim for the distress caused by the Data Breach, which can be substantial when the information leaked is something like confidential medical information.

Breached data can lead to people being unable to work if information is shared to colleagues or an employer, and it can lead to serious breakdowns in relationships as well. All of this is taken into account to make sure that any Data Breach victim is fairly and appropriately compensated.

When you make a claim for Data Breach compensation you can claim for the suffering caused as well as any financial losses and expenses as well; which is particularly important if a breach has resulted in you being unable to work, or where you have been the victim of fraud due to a Data Breach and have lost money or had money stolen.

In cases of identity theft stemming from the breach of personal information, this can be huge.

Some of the things we take in to account are:

Who will you claim from?

Private organisations and public organisations have the same responsibilities to ensure you are not the victim of a Data Breach, and you are free to claim against them if they have negligently mishandled or misused your private information.

Most organisations are either insured or have money set aside for people to claim from in the same way people claim for personal injury or financial losses.

Are claims confidential?

So, as a Data Breach victim, you may already have lost faith in an organisation's ability to protect your data! With this in mind, it's important for you to know how we can help you to claim confidentially.

Here are some useful assurances for you:

• We, as a real Data Breach Law Firm, have a Duty of Confidentiality to you;
• We use market-leading software to secure cases with only the right people accessing your case information;
• We can use a password system for documents we send to you and when we speak to you over the phone;
• Although Court proceedings are unlikely in most cases, we can ask the Court to make any proceedings, we do have to launch, completely confidential.

You can therefore rest assured that you can claim confidentially and safely in the knowledge that your claim information is secure.

There's loads of ways you can contact us - either by phone on our 24/7 hotline, or by email, or by completing a Callback Form to arrange a dedicated appointment with one of our team.