Data Protection

Data Protection

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 determine how personal data should be handled. If information is collected for any reason other than personal, family or household purposes, the legislation needs to be complied with.

The Data Protection Policy provides guidance on your responsibilities under the legislation and Guidance on University information security policies and practices also provides more detail on the importance of security in keeping personal data safe.

More guidance on data protection is below. Specialist terms used are defined in the Glossary tab below.