Thursday, 28 January 2016

LO2: Data Protection Act

The Data Protection Act of 1998 is important when creating a website. It makes sure that personal information is:
  • fairly and lawfully processed
  • processed for limited purposes, so the website owner cannot just use it for whatever they like
  • relevant and adequate, so it is not too detailed
  • accurate
  • up-to-date
  • kept for no longer than necessary
  • kept securely
  • not transferred without adequate protection
Since I have decided that my Small Machines website will not contain an internal shop and instead contain links to an external one, I will not be in danger of breaching this Act. This is because my Small Machines website will not store any personal information - there will be nowhere it can be input.

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