| Data Protection Act : Data Protection Principles
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The data protection principles are requirements that data controllers must meet to comply with the Data Protection Act.
These eight principles state that any personal data stored by a data controller shall :
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| be processed fairly and lawfully
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| be processed only for limited purposes
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| be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose for which they are held
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| be accurate and up to date
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| be held no longer than is necessary
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| be processed in line with a data subject's rights
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| be kept securely
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| not be transferred to countries that don't have similar data protection laws to the UK.
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GCSE ICT Companion 04 - (C) P Meakin 2004