The 7 principles of the UK GDPR explained

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in UK law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the United Kingdom (UK). The GDPR aims primarily to give control back to citizens and residents over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international business by unifying the regulation within the UK. In this blog, Clive Mackintosh, Founder of GDPR Rep, experts in GDPR Representative services explains the 7 key requirements of the UK GDPR.

There are 7 principles in the UK GDPR:

1. Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
2. Purpose limitation
3. Data minimiszation
4. Accuracy
5. Storage limitation
6. Integrity and confidentiality (security)
7. Accountability

The principles are designed to ensure that personal data is processed fairly and lawfully, and that individuals have control over their personal data. Read on for an explanation of each of the 7 UK GDPR principles:

Lawfulness, fairness and transparency

‍Requires that personal data must be processed lawfully, fairly and transparently. This means that individuals must be informed about how their personal data is being processed, and they must have the right to access and control their personal data.

Purpose limitation

Requires that personal data must be collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes. It must not be processed for any other purposes unless the individual has given their consent or the processing is necessary for another lawful reason.

Data minimisation

Requires that personal data must be collected only to the extent that is necessary for the purpose for which it is being processed.

Accuracy

Requires personal data must be accurate and kept up to date. Individuals must be able to have their personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

Storage limitation

Requires that personal data must be kept for no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it is being processed.

Integrity and confidentiality (security)

Requires that personal data must be protected against unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction.

Accountability

Requires that organisations must be able to demonstrate that they are complying with the data protection principles. They must appoint a data protection officer or UK Representative in certain circumstances and keep records of their data processing activities.

The UK GDPR is a complex piece of legislation, GDPR Rep is on a mission to help every business achieve and maintain GPDR representation. If you are looking into how your organisation can fulfil its requirements why not schedule a no-commitment call with a GDPR representative expert today, or get a quote to understand how our value pricing makes compliance simple.