Data Protection Policy Statement
Excel Colour Print is fully committed to full compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.
The company will, therefore, follow procedures which aim to ensure that all employees, contractors, consultants or
partners who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of the company (collectively known as data users)
who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of the company are fully aware of and abide by their duties under the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Statement of Policy
Excel Colour Print needs to collect and use information about people with whom it works in order to operate and
carry out its functions. These may include members of the public, current, past and prospective employees, clients and customers and suppliers. In addition, the company may be required by law to collect and use information in order to comply with the requirements of the central government. This personal information must be handled and dealt with properly however it is collected, recorded and used and whether it is on paper, in computer records or recorded by other means.
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Excel Colour Print regards the lawful and appropriate treatment of personal information as very important to its
successful operations and essential to maintaining confidence between the council and those with whom it carries out business. The company therefore fully endorses and adheres to the Principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Handling personal/sensitive data Excel Colour Print will, through management and use of appropriate controls, monitoring and review:
Use personal data in the most efficient and effective way to deliver better services.
Strive to collect and process only the data or information which is needed.
Use personal data for such purposes as are described at the point of collection, or for purposes which are legally
permitted.
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Strive to ensure information is accurate.
Not keep information for longer than is necessary.
Securely destroy data which is no longer needed.
Take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to safeguard information (including unauthorised or
unlawful processing and accidental loss or damage of data.
Ensure that information is not transferred abroad without suitable safeguards.
Ensure that there is general information to the public of their rights to access information.
Ensure that the rights of people about whom information is held can be fully exercised under the Data Protection
Act of 1998.
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These rights include:
The right to access their own personal information within 40 days of a request.
The right to prevent processing in certain circumstances.
The right to correct, rectify, block or erase information regarded as wrong information.
Ensure that the company will have a designated employee specifically responsible for data protection.
Provide guidance and training for staff at an appropriate level.
Ensure that any breaches of this policy are dealt with appropriately.
The Principles of Data Protection
The Data Protection Act stipulates that anyone processing personal data must comply with 8 principles of good practice.
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These principles are legally enforceable.
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Summarised, the principles require that personal data :
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1. Shall be processed fairly and lawfully and in particular, shall not be processed unless specific conditions are met.
2. Shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes.
3. Shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which it is processed.
4. Shall be accurate and where necessary, kept up to date.
5. Shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes.
6. Shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act.
7. Shall be kept secure, i.e. protected by an appropriate degree of security.
8. Shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area, unless that country or
territory ensures an adequate level of data protection
The Act provides conditions for the processing of any personal data. It also makes a distinction between personal data and ‘sensitive’ personal data.
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Personal data is defined as data relating to a living individual who can be identified from:
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That data
That data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of the data
controller and includes an expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data
controller, or any other person in respect of the individual
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Sensitive personal data is defined as personal data consisting of information as to:
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Racial or ethnic origin
Political opinion
Religious or other beliefs
Trade union membership
Physical or mental health or condition
Sexual life
Criminal proceedings or convictions