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FAQs

General questions

Click here to view the answerWhat is the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act")?

The main terms used in the Act

Click here to view the answerWhat is meant by the term personal data?
Click here to view the answerWhat is sensitive personal data and how does this differ from personal data?
Click here to view the answerWhat is meant by "processing"?
Click here to view the answerWhat are the eight Principles of the Act?
Click here to view the answerWhat is a data subject?
Click here to view the answerWhat is a data controller?
Click here to view the answerWho is responsible for data protection within the University?

Specific questions

Click here to view the answerHow do I find out what information is being held about me?
Click here to view the answerWhat will I receive from the University (the data controller) if I make a subject access request?
Click here to view the answerI need to contact a friend on my course / a colleague at home. Can you give me their telephone number?
Click here to view the answerCan I pick up my friend's work for him / her?
Click here to view the answerI know that final degree results are usually printed in the local paper, but I have personal reasons for not wanting my result published in this way. Can I stop my details from appearing?
Click here to view the answerI appear in the background of a photograph used by my department for advertising purposes. Should the department have asked for my permission to use the photograph?
Click here to view the answerIn what circumstances will the University disclose my personal data to third parties?