This survey depicts individuals awareness of their rights to access personal information held by organisations in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014. Of respondents, 62 percent were aware of their right to see information held by organisations.
What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The right to see information
62%
The right to stop unsolicited marketing (emails, faxes, letters or telephone calls)
55%
The right to make a complaint relating to the handling of personal information
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
* The original survey question was: "Organisations like doctors, banks and credit card companies hold personal information. This personal information can include your name, your address, your bank account details or your credit rating information. What rights under law do you think you have with regards to personal details held about you by organisations in the UK? Please select any that apply."
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Information Commissioner's Office. (September 22, 2014). What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?*." Chart. September 22, 2014. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. (2014). What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office. "What Rights Do You Think You Have to Access Personal Details Held about You by Organisations?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Information Commissioner's Office, What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
What rights do you think you have to access personal details held about you by organisations?* [Graph], Information Commissioner's Office, September 22, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285628/awareness-of-right-to-access-personal-details-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
