Claim for a breach involving physical records

You could be entitled to claim privacy compensation for an incident involving physical records if you have suffered as a result of the loss of control of your personal information.

Read on for a little advice in this regard. Contact our team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice about starting a privacy compensation claim now.

Breaches involving physical records

Whilst many data breaches nowadays involve digital information, you could be eligible to pursue compensation for physical records being involved in privacy matters in exactly the same way. Whilst increasing digitalisation means that there are fewer physical records in existence nowadays, and many organisations have moved completely away from the use of material information, this is not completely the case across the board. There may still be a need for organisations to view things like identification documents to then be sent back to you, or there may be cases where some paper and file records are still being used.

Ultimately, the GDPR can cover almost everything in respect of privacy, so it does still cover physical material that may be involved in a breach, leak or hack. Whilst it can be uncommon, there have been cases even recently where old physical records have been involved in breaches. Some easy examples could be information being inadvertently abandoned on public transport when it has been left there by the professional who was in charge of it, or a lack of security on a premises that has resulted in data theft from a break-in.

However it has happened, if you have suffered as a result of the loss of control of your personal information in this way, you may have a claim for compensation to pursue. You can contact our team here now for free, no-obligation legal advice about your situation. We can usually tell you quickly if your case is one that we can move forward for you.

No Win, No Fee legal representation

If we are able to represent you for a legal case, we may be able to do so on the basis that we can write off our legal fees if your claim does not succeed, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place. This is known as working on a “Conditional Fee Agreement” (“CFA”) basis, more informally known as working on a “No Win, No Fee” basis. In short, this way of working does exactly as it says it does. All you need to do is make sure that you uphold your end of the bargain in respect of the terms and conditions in place.

We work this way to make sure that people can access the justice that they deserve. It would not be fair in our view if people had to pay for a losing case, and this could put a lot of people off from pursuing a claim. Many people may go without any form of justice whatsoever. There are, of course, risks to working this way as we do genuinely lose money in the event of a lost claim but, really, this is the only way that we can work. There are typically percentage deductions for successful cases that can help us to fund the risks of pursuing claims this way as well.

Claim for a local authority data breach

A local authority data breach could involve physical records as some departments in the public sector are still a little bit archaic in the way that they work. If you have suffered as a result of an incident of this nature, you could be eligible to claim compensation, and you can speak to our team for free and friendly legal help here now.