This survey depicts awareness of consumers' rights regarding the personal information about them processed by organisations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Of respondents at organisations, 62 percent were aware that individuals had the right to see the information about them that was processed by the organisation.
What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?*
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
The right to see information
62%
The right to make a complaint relating to the handling of personal information
55%
The right to stop unsolicited marketing
55%
The right to make a correction to inaccurate information
54%
The right to claim compensation for loss, misuse or inaccuracy of personal information
36%
The right to prevent the processing of information if it would cause unnecessary damage or distress
30%
None of the above individuals have no rights under law
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Information Commissioner's Office. (September 1, 2014). What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?*." Chart. September 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2014). What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "What Rights under Law Do You Think You Have with Regards to Personal Details Held about You by Organisations in The Uk?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK?* [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, September 1, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285489/awareness-of-consumer-information-processing-rights-in-the-uk/
