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An organisation must inform you if it is using your personal data. Your personal information can only be used if it is being done so lawfully, fairly and transparently.

You have the right to find out if an organisation is using or storing your personal information.

The information on the following pages is designed to help you to exercise your individual rights and secure a speedy and satisfactory solution, while also explaining how to lodge a complaint in cases where that has been unsuccessful.

The information on the following pages is designed to help you to exercise your individual rights and secure a speedy and satisfactory solution, while also explaining how to lodge a complaint in cases where that has been unsuccessful.

You can limit the way an organisation uses your personal information if you are concerned about the accuracy of the information or how it is being used.

You have the right to get your personal data from an organisation in a way that is accessible and machine-readable, for example as a PDF file.

The information on the following pages is designed to help you to exercise your individual rights and secure a speedy and satisfactory solution, while also explaining how to lodge a complaint in cases where that has been unsuccessful

The information on the following pages is designed to help you to exercise your individual rights and secure a speedy and satisfactory solution, while also explaining how to lodge a complaint in cases where that has been unsuccessful.

You have the right to be confident that organisations handle your personal information responsibly and in line with good practice.

In today’s business world, most organisations and Government of Jersey take data protection and freedom of information very seriously, and the majority of issues are resolved without ever needing to raise a concern with us.

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011, provides you with rights to access official information that is held by a scheduled public authority (SPA).

Under Article 21(1) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011, scheduled public authorities (SPAs) don’t have to comply with vexatious requests. There is no public interest test.

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 provides public access to information held by scheduled public authorities (SPA), identical or similar requests from the same individual do not have to be complied with.

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 provides public access to information held by scheduled public authorities (SPA). A SPA can respond to a freedom of information request by refusing to confirm or deny that exempt information is being held.

Freedom of Information legislation gives you the right to access information held by public authorities. Under FOI, everyone has equal rights to access this information. All you have to do is ask.

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 provides public access to information held by scheduled public authorities. Our primary function being to fulfil the second stage of the appeals process.

Every individual is entitled to have their personal information protected, used in a fair and legal way, and made available to them when they ask for a copy. If an individual feels that their personal information is wrong, they are entitled to ask for that information to be corrected.

The Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 provides individuals with a number of rights. The one most commonly used is the right of subject access.

This guidance note will help those processing subject access requests to meet the requirements of the Law including areas often misunderstood.

Under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 members of the public can request information held by a scheduled public authority (SPA).

In this guidance, we’ll look at whether information is being held by a scheduled public authority (SPA) for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011.

A scheduled public authority (SPA) has two basic obligations under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011:

• To inform an applicant that information is not held (Art.10(1)), or
• To supply the person with information (Art.8(b)).

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 applies to official information held in private email accounts (and other media formats) when held on behalf of a Scheduled Public Authority.

Under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 a scheduled public authority (SPA) has to think carefully about any decision it takes to retain or delete requested information.

Sometimes scheduled public authorities and practitioners will need to consider exemptions provided under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 to decide whether disclosing information would lead to prejudice.

A request for information under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 may require the scheduled public authority (SPA) to carry out a public interest test.

A scheduled public authority (SPA) has to comply with a request for information within certain time limits.

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011 provides details of how scheduled public authorities (SPAs) should handle requests for information about someone who has died.

Here we’ll look at how scheduled public authorities (SPAs) should calculate the costs of complying with a request and what to do if they exceed the cost limit for compliance under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law, 2011.

This infographic sets out the key points you need to know about consent.

This infographic highlights the key points human resources should know about Data Protection.

This infographic identifies whether or not you need a Data Protection Officer.

This infographic highlights 6 key data protection points for non-profits.

This infographic highlights six important data protection matters for those in the retail sector.