Help with using personal data

A collection of likely scenarios involving handling personal data or data privacy, with practical advice on how to go about doing so.

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Dynamic working and information security

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Find out about GDPR

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Processing special category data

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Find out more about re-purposing personal data and using it for research purposes

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Sending email safely

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The 6 lawful bases for processing personal data explained

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The 10 conditions for processing sensitive, special category data explained

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Advice for taught students

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Advice for working with suppliers

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Comparing protected characteristics and personal data

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Data coordinator's role

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Data Protection Impact Assessment

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The DPIA process - step by step

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What is DPIA?

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How identifiable is your data?

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Implications for research

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IT security in-depth

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When is processing personal data 'necessary'?

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Understanding different types of data about people

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Privacy notices

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What does processing mean in the context of Personal data?

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Legitimate Interests Assessments

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Data Protection Complaints Procedure

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Report a stolen device

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Report a data breach

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Report a phishing attack

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Report an infected computer

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Clear my Outlook's autocomplete cache

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Implement send delays in Outlook

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Send a calendar invite with a hidden attendee list

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Complete or refresh my mandatory infosec training

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Redact information in a document

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Get some expert advice

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Use video, sound or photos

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Use an online system to arrange events

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Contact the DP team

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What is GDPR?

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Data Asset Register template

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Training from the Information Commissioner's Office

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Compliance assessment and action plan

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Managing staff personal data

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Information and Data Governance structure

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