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Data Protection breach Compensation
n6581
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About 10 year ago my bank began sending my monthly statements to the wrong person & address as he had the same name as my. i went to the bank a few time till they told me its solved
8.5 years later i found this person and he told me he is still getting post about my acc., faxes about big transactions also text msg. of my standing order etc.
anyone knows how much compensation am i entitled to claim for this breach of data protection?.
8.5 years later i found this person and he told me he is still getting post about my acc., faxes about big transactions also text msg. of my standing order etc.
anyone knows how much compensation am i entitled to claim for this breach of data protection?.
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Depends on what impact it has had on you0
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what do you mean! imagine a stranger sharing all your information for so long. and that person went to the bank every time he got a letter but it didn't help0
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What they mean is....have you suffered any financial loss? Has it affected your credit rating? Have you lost work because of it? In other words, has there been any material loss or just inconvenience and indignance?I came into this world with nothing and I've got most of it left.0
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just inconvenience and indignance0
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So no actual loss then through fraud or anything
In which case it was an unfortunate mistake but no cause for compensationEx forum ambassador
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You can 'claim' for your reasonable costs in dealing with the matter. So that's what you incurred 10 years ago over the 2 week period (say £20), and an amount for the 30 minutes it'll take you to write your formal complaint (say £5). Oh, and a stamp for the envelope (say 56p). So that's a total of £25.56
The next thing is distress and inconvenience. Again, you've only experienced this in two short periods, so say £50
Total £75.56
Would you be happy with that? If not, how much do you want?0 -
i believe i sh'd be able to claim some compensation0
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About 10 year ago my bank began sending my monthly statements to the wrong person & address as he had the same name as my. i went to the bank a few time till they told me its solved
8.5 years later i found this person and he told me he is still getting post about my acc., faxes about big transactions also text msg. of my standing order etc.
anyone knows how much compensation am i entitled to claim for this breach of data protection?.what do you mean! imagine a stranger sharing all your information for so long. and that person went to the bank every time he got a letter but it didn't help
Whatever you get, be sure to claim extra to compensate this other person for their petrol and fax paper costs.0 -
Sue the person getting your mail too. Wasnt he opening your mail?
For over 8 years....?make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
as he has the same name, why sh'd he open the mail0
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