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Overview
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives rights to people about whom we hold information, and gives us responsibilities regarding that information. Find out more about data protection at the links below.
Guidance and policies
Guidance documents and policies on specific aspects of data protection.
What is data protection?
Information and resources about data protection, and definitions of key terms used in the Data Protection Act.
Dealing with subject access requests
Guidance on dealing with requests for personal information.
University of Edinburgh data protection policy
The University's data protection policy, which was approved by the University Court in July 2001.
Data Protection Working Group
Minutes and papers of the Data Protection Working Group, which was established when the legislation was coming into force.
This article was published on Jun 26, 2012