UK_GDPR & DPA & PECR and FOI

• Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
• Data protection principles are legal requirements that apply to all personal data processing activities, including collection, storage, use, sharing, and destruction.
• The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is the independent authority responsible for upholding information rights.
• Sensitive personal data includes genetic, biometric, health-related, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, criminal convictions, ethnicity, political opinions, trade union membership, etc.
• Data controllers are responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data.
• Processing is defined as any operation performed on personal data, including collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure, destruction, or blocking.
• The GDPR applies to the processing of personal data by controllers and processors established within the EU/EEA, as well as to non-EU/EEA entities offering goods or services to individuals located in the EU/EEA or monitoring their behavior.
• Processing is defined as any operation performed on personal data, whether automated or not.
• The Data Protection Act 2018 applies to both automated and manual filing systems used by public authorities and private organizations.
• Processing includes collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, using, disclosing, erasing, destroying, or otherwise making available personal data.
• Special categories of personal data include sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, health data, sex life, sexual orientation, criminal convictions, and offenses.
• Processing sensitive personal data requires explicit consent from individuals unless it falls under one of the exceptions listed in Article 9(2).
• Explicit consent means obtaining clear affirmative action by the individual indicating their agreement with the proposed processing activity.
• Processing involves collecting, storing, using, disclosing, destroying, or otherwise handling personal data.
• Special categories of personal data include sensitive data such as race, ethnicity, political opinions, religious beliefs, trade union membership, genetic/biometric data, health data, sex life/sexual orientation, criminal convictions, and offenses.
• Data processors act on behalf of data controllers and must follow instructions from them regarding how to handle personal data.
• Special categories of personal data include race, ethnic origin, politics, religion, genetics, biometrics, health, sex life, and sexual orientation.
• Data subjects have certain rights related to their personal data, such as access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, and automated decision making.
• A data processor processes personal data on behalf of a controller.
• Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject").
• Special categories of sensitive personal data include race, ethnic origin, politics, religion, genetics, biometrics, health, sex life, and sexual orientation.
• Criminal offenses, national security matters, vital interests, public interest in the area of public health, archiving, scientific research, historical research, statistical purposes, and legal claims are exceptions where consent may not be required.
• Personal data refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject').
• Special categories of personal data include sensitive data such as race, religion, sex life, medical history, genetics, and biometrics.
• Data subjects have certain rights under the GDPR, including access, rectification, erasure, objection, portability, and automated decision making.
• The Data Protection Act 2018 provides additional protections for special category data.
• Criminal offenses and related proceedings are also considered special categories of personal data.
• Sensitive data requires explicit consent from the data subject unless one of the exceptions listed under Article 9(2) apply.
• Data subjects have certain rights under the GDPR, including the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing, object to processing, and portability of their personal data.
• Data subjects have certain rights regarding their personal data, including accessing, correcting, deleting, restricting, transferring, objecting to, and withdrawing consent for its use.
• Controllers are responsible for determining the purposes and means of processing personal data, while processors act only upon instructions from the controller.
• Controllers are responsible for ensuring compliance with the GDPR and must maintain records of all processing activities.
• Data controllers are responsible for determining the purposes and methods of processing personal data.
• A data processor processes personal data only on behalf of the controller.
• Processors are third parties who handle personal data on behalf of controllers and must follow instructions provided by them.
• Joint controllers share responsibility for compliance with GDPR requirements.
• Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject), including names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, medical records, financial details, etc.
• Data controllers are responsible for determining the purposes and methods of processing personal data, while data processors carry out processing on behalf of the controller.
• The GDPR applies to all organizations that process personal data within the EU, regardless of where they are based.
• A data processor can be anyone who processes personal data on behalf of another organization, but they must have written instructions from the data controller regarding how to handle the data.