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Data protection, information security and data privacy
Help with using personal data
Tool - guidance for processing personal data
Q4 What is your lawful basis for processing
Collecting and using your information
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Data Protection Policy
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Help with using personal data
Q4: In addition to any conditions of ethical clearance, what is your lawful basis for processing personal data?
If the lawful basis is 'Legitimate interest', go to step 2.
Task is in the public interest
Step 2 - Do you have a legitimate interest (complete test)?
Yes, I have a legitimate interest
No, I have no legitimate interest
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Data protection, information security and data privacy
Collecting and using your information
Storing your information
Help with using personal data
Advice for taught students
Advice working with suppliers
Be information-secure with dynamic working
Check I'm sending an email safely
Choose one of the Six Lawful Bases for processing personal data
Clear Outlook autocomplete cache
Comparing protected characteristics and personal data
Complete or refresh information security training
Compliance Assessment & Action Plan
Contact the Data Protection team
Data coordinators role
Data Protection Impact Assessment
Find out about GDPR
Find out more about re-purposing personal data and use it for research purposes
Get some expert advice
How identifiable is your data?
Implement send delays in Outlook
Implications for research
IT security in-depth
Legitimate Interests Assessments (LIA)
Look up the 10 conditions for processing sensitive, special category data
Privacy notices
Process special category data
Redact information in a document
Report a data breach
Report a phishing attack
Report a stolen device
Report an infected computer
Request a new 'I want to...'
Send a calendar invite with a hidden attendee list
Understanding different types of data about people
Use an online system to arrange events
Use video, sound-recordings, and photographs
What does processing mean in the context of Personal data?
When is processing personal data 'necessary'?
ICO Registration number
Requests for information
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