Breaching data protection rules: compensation advice

Organisations breaching data protection rules could be negligent in respect of the GDPR. This could allow victims to claim compensation for any distress caused by the loss of control of their personal information.

At The Data Breach Lawyers, we are leading privacy compensation experts representing thousands of people engaged in claims with us on a No Win, No Fee basis. Contact our team here now for a free, no-obligation claims assessment and we can let you know quickly if your case is one that we can take forward for you.

Seriousness of breaching data protection rules

In short, the seriousness of breaching data protection rules cannot be understated. Data protection legislation – our most recent one in the UK being the GDPR – is in place for very good reasons, and is particularly prevalent in today’s increasingly digitised age.

Ultimately, the law recognises that we have a right to control who knows what about us. We have a right to privacy, and we have the right to control what organisations store and process in terms of our personal information. In order to make sure that this is upheld, there are specific rules, guidance, policies, practices, and procedures to uphold the GDPR.

Any organisation breaching data protection rules could be negligent in respect of any impact that could be caused to a victim. What this means is that anyone who suffers distress that is caused by the loss of control of their personal information, where the GDPR has been breached, could be eligible to pursue a negligence claim.

Start your GDPR privacy compensation case now

If there has been a breach of the GDPR that has arisen from organisations breaching data protection rules, any victim of negligence could be eligible to pursue a privacy compensation case now. We can assess the case and, if we believe that there is a claim to answer, we may be able to represent you for a claim on a No Win, No Fee basis.

We work on this basis because we are firm believers in access to justice. We do not think it would be fair if people had to pay for a losing case, and we appreciate that most people would not be able to afford to pursue a claim if that was the way that things worked. All a client has to do is uphold their end of the agreement and we genuinely can write off our legal fees, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place.

Our team is available to help anyone who has been affected by a breach of the GDPR, and we can help you with free, no-obligation legal advice when you contact us here now.

Claim for a data protection breach at work

You could be eligible to claim for a data protection breach at work if you have lost control of your personal information in this kind of environment. Any organisation has an important duty to uphold the GDPR, but it is particularly prevalent when it comes to employers who will store and process particularly personal and sensitive information about employees.

Whether you have suffered distress that has been caused by information being shared from management to colleagues that should not have been, or if data has been left abandoned or exposed, or has been easily accessible by colleagues, there may be a case to answer. You have every right to pursue your employer if you have been the victim of the breach of the GDPR, and we can represent eligible clients for cases of this nature on a No Win, No Fee basis.