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Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) creates safeguards which protect information about you and creates rights for you to access it.  

The Act also places obligations on organisations who control the data, these are referred to as data controllers.

The AccessNI privacy statement explains your rights, as an AccessNI customer, under the Data Protection Act 1998. It explains why we require your personal data, and what you can expect from us in terms of our Data Protection responsibilities. This applies whether we hold your information on paper or in electronic format.

AccessNI Privacy Statement

AccessNI is fully committed to compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. We require information from you, police forces and police records to prevent crime and to protect the vulnerable. This information will normally only be disclosed to people registered with AccessNI where you have given consent. AccessNI reserves the right to share information with the police where it believes a crime has been committed.

The following principles apply when we handle your personal information:

Overall Principles

  • Your personal information is only processed with your knowledge
  • Only information we need is collected and processed
  • Your personal information is only seen by those who need it to do their jobs
  • Personal information is retained only for as long as it is required
  • Decisions affecting you are made on the basis of reliable and up to date  

Information

  • Your information is protected from unauthorised or accidental disclosure
  • Inaccurate or misleading data will be corrected as soon as possible
  • Procedures are in place for dealing promptly with any disputes

Registered Bodies and Umbrella Bodies using personal information (as ‘data controllers') must comply with the Data Protection Act.

The Data Protection Act regulates how personal information is used and protects individuals from misuse of their personal details.

It provides a common-sense set of rules which prohibit the misuse of an individual’s personal information without stopping it being used for legitimate or beneficial purposes.

Data Protection Principles

– require personal information to be:

  • fairly and lawfully processed;
  • processed for limited purposes;
  • adequate,relevant and not excessive;
  • accurate;
  • not kept longer than necessary;
  • processed in accordance with your rights;
  • kept secure;
  • not transferred abroad without adequate protection.