Nothing personal
13 September 2012
The Data Protection Act regulates the collection, storage and use of personal data. And this includes business contact databases, as Jonathan Fitzgibbons explains
Most purchasers maintain databases with contact details of suppliers and potential suppliers. These records are usually created from a variety of sources, such as advertising material, business cards, websites and so on, and have been provided for various purposes. But these different purposes may make complying with the Data Protection Act (1998) difficult for...