The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law on data protection and privacy. It sets out how organisations can use your personal information.
The UK retained the GDPR after the end of the Brexit transition period, so all UK organisations must comply with the GDPR. The ‘UK GDPR’ sits alongside the Data Protection Act (DPA).
When it comes to GDPR failures and abuses, it is not just about data breaches.
Today, too many companies are failing to uphold our individual data rights in other ways. If you have suffered financial loss, distress or a loss of privacy caused by an organisation breaching any part of the GDPR/Data Protection Act, you have the right to claim compensation.
At Keller Lenkner UK, we make sure our clients are compensated for any GDPR breaches that impact their legal rights.
IF YOU HAVE BEEN THE VICTIM OF A GDPR BREACH, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF ORGANISATION INVOLVED, WE CAN HELP.
Under the GDPR, an organisation can be fined a maximum of €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover – whichever is greater – for infringements of the data protection regulations. In the UK, GDPR fines are issued by the ICO (the UK’s data protection regulator). But this money goes directly to Treasury, not to the victims of a personal GDPR breach. The only way to get GDPR breach compensation is to make a claim.
When it comes to GDPR breach compensation amounts, each case will be judged on its own merits. But our expert GDPR lawyers will help you get the maximum compensation possible.
When decisions are made about you without people being involved, this is called automated individual decision-making and profiling or ‘automated processing. At Keller Lenkner UK, we make sure our clients are compensated for any GDPR violations that impact their legal rights. And if you have been harmed because of facial recognition software and algorithmic and automated decision-making processes, we can help.
As well as supporting individuals with claims that involve them, where several people have been affected by a data breach, we also make group action claims.
Data breaches are on the rise. And no organisation – regardless of size or type – is safe. At Keller Lenkner UK, our expert data breach lawyers help clients make successful data breach claims.
In some cases, you won’t be the only person to experience an organisation’s GDPR breach. In these instances, it might be worth joining a group action. Our current GDPR & Data Right actions include:
The DVLA makes money selling the names and addresses of registered vehicle owners to private parking companies so they can issue fines. If you have been issued with a parking charge notice you could be affected and due compensation.
Are you a professional sportsman or sportswoman in England & Wales? If so, your data could be being used illegally. And you could be losing money as a result.
According to a new report, there were more than 700 council data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in 2020.
Guntrader.co.uk, a UK firearms dealer which sells shotguns, rifles, air rifles and air pistols, has experienced a serious data breach. According to reports, the databased accessed by the criminals is used not only by Guntrader but also by gun shops across the UK..
Head of Data Breach Kingsley Hayes comments on recent statistics that reveal the health sector as reporting the highest number of data violations, in Legal Futures. Kingsley’s article was published in Legal Futures, 15 July 2021.
If you are a professional sportsman or sportswoman, your data could be being used illegally. And you could be losing money as a result. Protecting the rights of athletes, if your personal information has been used in ways you did not agree to, we can help you get compensation.
We have discovered that the DVLA is passing the names and addresses of registered vehicle owners to private parking companies to enable them to issue parking fines.
Mermaids UK, a charity that supports transgender children and young people, has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to keep the personal data of its users secure.
