Off Topic question on Data Protection.

Hello,
I'm a SQL Server dba, recently my parent company took over
another company. This company has asked for a copy of our
client data for statical purposes.
Personally I feel it is against the Data Protection act to
do so. Could someone point my to an English web site so I
can provide my manager with the information ?
Apologies for the off topic.
Jan
Information about what? That your boss has asked you to copy the data? Do
you think he/she has no rights to do that?
"Jan" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I'm a SQL Server dba, recently my parent company took over
> another company. This company has asked for a copy of our
> client data for statical purposes.
> Personally I feel it is against the Data Protection act to
> do so. Could someone point my to an English web site so I
> can provide my manager with the information ?
> Apologies for the off topic.
>
|||The UK Data Protection Act (1998) concerns information about identifiable
individual people. If this describes the data you are referring to then see:
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Of course your company may also have other obligations relating to other
types of data as well. In relation to client data for example, rules on the
use of that data may be defined in your terms of business with that client.
David Portas
SQL Server MVP
|||Thanks for your Replay,
The request came from the other company, and I have been
asked to check on the feasibility of sending the other
company info on our clients.
In answer to your question, our Managing Director asked my
manager.
I will read what David has sent over and see what can be
done.
Thanks

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>Jan
>Information about what? That your boss has asked you to
copy the data? Do
>you think he/she has no rights to do that?
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|||Thanks David

>--Original Message--
>The UK Data Protection Act (1998) concerns information
about identifiable
>individual people. If this describes the data you are
referring to then see:
>http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
>Of course your company may also have other obligations
relating to other
>types of data as well. In relation to client data for
example, rules on the
>use of that data may be defined in your terms of business
with that client.
>--
>David Portas
>SQL Server MVP
>--
>
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