SafeWeb
  • SafeWeb Knowledge base
    • What is Dark Web Monitoring by SafeWeb?
      • How does SafeWeb Dark Web Monitoring work?
      • How often will I be informed of data breaches?
      • What do SafeWeb reports show?
      • Breach report actions
        • Data found on Dark Web
        • Credit card breach
        • Password breach
        • Employee or client personal data breach
        • Social media data breach
        • What is a notifiable data breach?
        • Do I need to inform my customers?
    • What is the 'Dark Web'?
      • What do hackers use the Dark Web for?
      • Business data on the Dark Web
      • Can data be removed from the Dark Web
      • Dark Web Monitoring
      • How much is Dark Web monitoring?
      • Is Dark Web Monitoring worth it?
      • Should my business monitor the Dark Web?
      • Can I monitor the Dark Web for business data breaches?
      • What is the Dark Web?
      • Are my company's details on the Dark Web?
      • Why should my business monitor the Dark Web?
    • How to resolve a breach
      • Data found on Dark Web
      • Credit card breach
      • Password breach
      • Employee or client personal data breach
      • Social media data breach
      • What is a notifiable data breach?
      • Do I need to inform my customers?
  • Ensure GDPR compliance
    • Introduction to UK GDPR
      • What is GDPR?
      • Do GDPR rules apply to small businesses?
      • Key Principles of GDPR
      • Page 3
    • Data Protection Officers
      • When is a DPO required?
      • Roles and Responsibilities of a DPO
      • Page 1
    • Principles of Data Processing
      • Consent
      • Legitimate Interests
      • Contracts
      • Legal Obligations
      • Vital Interests
      • Public Task
      • Consent Withdrawal
    • Data Subject Rights
      • Right to Be Informed
      • Right of Access
      • Right to Rectification
      • Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)
      • Right to Restrict Processing
      • Right to Data Portability
      • Right to Object
      • Rights Related to Automated Decision Making
    • Data Breach Identification and Notification
      • What Constitutes a Data Breach?
      • Obligations for Reporting Data Breaches
      • Timelines for Reporting
      • Notification Process
    • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
      • When Are DPIAs Required?
      • Steps to Conduct a DPIA
    • GDPR Compliance for SMEs
      • GDPR Policies and Documentation
      • Employee Training
      • Data Mapping and Inventory
    • Handling a Data Breach
      • Identifying a Breach
      • Immediate Response
      • Investigating the Breach
      • Communication with Affected Parties
      • Notification to Supervisory Authority
    • GDPR Enforcement and Penalties
      • Fines and Penalties
      • Cooperation with Regulatory Authorities
  • Breach Categories
    • Ages
    • Audio Recordings
    • Account Balances
    • Address Book Contacts
    • Avatars
    • Auth Tokens
    • Age Groups
    • Astrological Signs
    • Appointments
    • Apps Installed on Devices
    • Bios
    • Buying Preferences
    • Browsing Histories
    • Browser User Agent Details
    • Biometric Data
    • Beauty Ratings
    • Bank Account Numbers
    • Credit Status Information
    • Customer Feedback
    • Car Ownership Statuses
    • Credit Cards
    • Customer Interactions
    • Charitable Donations
    • Citizenship Statuses
    • Credit Card CVV
    • Career Levels
    • Cellular Network Names
    • Chat Logs
    • Clothing Sizes
    • Driver's Licenses
    • Dates of Birth
    • Device Information
    • Deceased Date
    • Drinking Habits
    • Device Usage Tracking Data
    • Deceased Statuses
    • Device Serial Numbers
    • Delivery Instructions
    • Drug Habits
    • Employment Statuses
    • Education Levels
    • Employers
    • Eating Habits
    • Encrypted Keys
    • Ethnicities
    • Email Messages
    • Email Addresses
    • Financial Transactions
    • Family Members' Names
    • Family Plans
    • Flights Taken
    • Fitness Levels
    • Family Structure
    • Financial Investments
    • Genders
    • Geographic Locations
    • Government Issued IDs
    • HIV Statuses
    • Home Ownership Statuses
    • Historical Passwords
    • Health Insurance Information
    • Homepage URLs
    • Income Levels
    • IMEI Numbers
    • IMSI Numbers
    • IP Addresses
    • Instant Messenger Identities
    • Job Titles
    • Job Applications
    • Loyalty Program Details
    • Login Histories
    • Living Costs
    • Loan Information
    • Licence Plates
    • Marital Statuses
    • Military Service
    • Mothers Maiden Names
    • Mnemonic Phrases
    • MAC Addresses
    • Names
    • Name
    • Nicknames
    • Nationalities
    • Net Worths
    • Occupations
    • Physical Attributes
    • Partial Phone Numbers
    • Parenting Plans
    • Passwords
    • Political Donations
    • Passport Numbers
    • Photos
    • Password Strengths
    • Physical Addresses
    • Partial Dates of Birth
    • Personal Health Data
    • Places of Birth
    • Phone Numbers
    • PINs
    • Payment Methods
    • Personal Interests
    • Partial Credit Card Data
    • Personal Descriptions
    • Payment Histories
    • Password Hints
    • Purchasing Habits
    • Private Messages
    • Professional Skills
    • Profile Photos
    • Political Views
    • Purchases
    • Religions
    • Relationship Statuses
    • Races
    • Recovery Email Addresses
    • Reward Program Balances
    • Sexual Orientations
    • Social Connections
    • School Grades (Class Levels)
    • Spoken Languages
    • Security Questions and Answers
    • Spouses Names
    • Survey Results
    • Salutations
    • Social Media Profiles
    • Social Security Numbers
    • Smoking Habits
    • Support Tickets
    • SMS Messages
    • Sexual Fetishes
    • Taxation Records
    • Travel Habits
    • Time Zones
    • Telecommunications Carrier
    • User Website URLs
    • User Statuses
    • Usernames
    • Utility Bills
    • Vehicle Details
    • Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs)
    • Website Activity
    • Work Habits
    • Years of Professional Experience
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  1. Ensure GDPR compliance
  2. Introduction to UK GDPR

Key Principles of GDPR

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) places great emphasis on the fundamental principles of processing personal data fairly and transparently. These principles, known as "Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency," are at the core of data protection and are essential for maintaining individuals' rights and privacy when their personal data is being processed.

Lawfulness:

  • Legal Basis: Processing personal data must have a valid legal basis. The UK GDPR provides six lawful bases for processing personal data, including consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, and legitimate interests. Organisations must determine the appropriate basis for each processing activity.

  • Consent: If relying on consent as a legal basis, it must be freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. Individuals should have the option to withdraw their consent at any time.

  • Children's Data: Special attention is required when processing children's data, as it may require parental consent for certain online services.

Fairness:

  • Purpose Limitation: Organisations should collect and process personal data for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes. They should not use the data for any other purpose incompatible with the original purpose of collection.

  • Data Minimisation: Only collect and retain the data that is necessary for the stated purpose. Unnecessary or excessive data should not be processed.

  • Accuracy: Ensure that the personal data is accurate and up to date. Take reasonable steps to rectify or erase inaccurate data.

  • Storage Limitation: Personal data should not be kept for longer than necessary. Organisations must establish clear retention policies.

Transparency:

  • Privacy Notices: Inform individuals about how their data will be processed through clear and concise privacy notices. These notices should include information on the purposes of processing, the legal basis, data recipients, data retention periods, and individuals' rights.

  • Individual Rights: Make individuals aware of their rights under the UK GDPR, such as the right to access, rectify, erase, and object to the processing of their data.

  • Data Breach Notifications: Notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and affected individuals of data breaches without undue delay, where the breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals.

  • Accountability: Organisations must demonstrate compliance with the principles of fairness and transparency. This includes maintaining records of processing activities and conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing.

In summary, compliance with the UK GDPR's Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency principles is crucial for any organisation handling personal data. It ensures that individuals are informed about how their data is used, that data is collected and processed legally and fairly, and that organisations are held accountable for their data processing activities. By adhering to these principles, organisations can establish trust and maintain the privacy and rights of individuals in the digital age.

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