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Term: data controller
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A data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 UK is a legal person who "determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be processed": s 1(1).
A data controller is not necessarily one legal person and may be two or a number of persons or companies.
Generally speaking a data controller must be a person or business resident or incorporated in the UK; uses equipment in located in the UK or has an office in the UK.
Usage: The employer, when engaging new staff acted as a data controller when processing the new employee's data.
Related Words: Data Protection Act 1998 UK; personal data; sensitive personal data; data processor; data subject.
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