Data Protection and Privacy

Ashfords' Data Protection and Privacy lawyers advise businesses, public bodies and individuals on all aspects of data protection and privacy laws, adopting a practical approach, balancing the legal obligations against the commercial objectives.

Businesses can often perceive data protection and privacy laws as red tape, creating what can be costly and time consuming obligations which are often abused by the very people the legislation is aimed to protect. However, with the right procedures and understanding of the legislation, data protection and privacy laws can assist businesses in adopting good industry practice and help to ensure that the work they undertake is more efficient and focused, whilst at the same time provide the individual with the rights to protect their information and reputation in the manner that data protection and privacy laws initially envisaged.