University student data breach compensation claims

We can represent people for university student data breach compensation claims on a No Win, No Fee basis, and victims could be entitled to recover thousands of pounds in damages.

Read on for some advice, and make sure to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal help about starting a case here now.

Compensation for a university student data breach

You could be eligible to claim compensation for a university student data breach if you have been affected by an incident of this nature and your information has been misused or exposed. Universities and educational institutions can be specific targets for cyberattacks because of the nature of the information that they store and process. There can be personal and sensitive data for students which can include financial information, but data could also include sensitive research information. It is not unheard of for foreign threat actors to attempt to break into university systems to steal research information. If that happens, personal details can also be caught up in an attack and also subsequently misused or exposed.

If it is not a cyberattack that has taken place, you could be eligible to pursue compensation for a university student data breach that has arisen from some kind of leak or inadvertent disclosure. Ultimately, the GDPR affords you your right to privacy. If this is breached, that is when you could be eligible to pursue a case. In short, if your information has been misused or exposed, you could be eligible to pursue a legal case.

The first place to start to find out if we are able to represent you for a GDPR compensation claim is to contact us for free, no-obligation legal advice here.

No Win, No Fee legal representation

We can offer No Win, No Fee legal representation for university student data breach compensation claims if a client is eligible to benefit from this kind of representation. We have represented a number of people for GDPR breaches of this nature, and we have been able to represent them on this basis to protect them in the event the case does not succeed.

How the No Win, No Fee legal representation works is exactly as it says it does. Ultimately, if you do not win, you do not have to pay our legal fees, subject to the agreed terms and conditions in place. It is not some “too good to be true” concept or offer, and we genuinely do work this way and we really can write off our legal fees for a lost claim.

You can read more about our No Win, No Fee legal representation on our advice page here.

Claiming GDPR compensation

When it comes to claiming GDPR compensation, most people are pursuing damages for distress that has been caused by the loss of control of personal information. If you have also suffered any financial losses or incurred any expenses, these can be considered, but they are not essential to pursue a claim.

You could be owed thousands of pounds in damages for the distress alone, with our average compensation settlement being just over £6,000 in damages. For us, we think that this means it is well worth your time pursuing a case with us here now seeing as we can offer No Win, No Fee representation as well.