I don’t think I need to be concerned about GDPR
I don’t think I need to be concerned about GDPR, here’s why.
I live overseas and whilst my property rental business in the UK is a substantial one, I keep no records either written or electronically in regards to any of my tenants. The day to day liaison with tenants is all dealt with via my letting agent, who simply accounts to me the rental income for my properties.
Occasionally, if for example I need to replace white goods, then my letting agent will provide me with the contact details of my tenants to organise this. That is the only purpose for which I use that tenants data and it is then destroyed.
On this basis, do you agree that I should not concern myself with GDPR?
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8:20 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 27/05/2018 – 20:07
Hi Monty
If you go to my link in above comments, go through to question 7 and on the list is property management/letting, I clicked on that and at end told I had to register. For doubters about fee/registration question the gov/uk web site
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-register-notify-ico-personal-data has same 8 question assessment with the heading “Not sure if you need to register?
Take our quick self-assessment to find out. Register being the operative word!!!
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8:27 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Leverett at 27/05/2018 – 20:20Yep, I’ve done all that Dennis, some time ago.
But none of this has been tested in court
-and what would be the penalty if it was?.
(Wouldn’t want to be the first to find out BTW)
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8:34 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Leverett at 27/05/2018 – 20:20
That’s for an ‘ Organisation ‘ The self-assessment referred to was for an individual – sole trader.
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8:43 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris Daniel at 27/05/2018 – 20:34
have you got the link for it.
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9:07 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris Daniel at 27/05/2018 – 20:34
Just checked, Organisation and Sole Traders on one I did according to uk.gov site. Organisation is very general term, a sole trader can run an organisation. The ICO requirements are basically same for both, a sole trader has many legal responsibilities towards his customers including data management. I’m going to register as a Landlord but not as my retail business. I’m a sole trader in both respects and always have been.
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9:09 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Dennis Leverett at 27/05/2018 – 21:07
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-fee/self-assessment/y
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9:15 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Chris Daniel at 27/05/2018 – 21:09
That’s the 8 question one I used, doesn’t have three questions. It’s the same link. Look again at question 7.
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9:28 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Don’t know where your looking Dennis ?
Google – ICO Registration Self Assessment …..
‘ Registration self-assessment
Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, individuals and organisations that process personal data need to pay a data protection fee to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), unless they are exempt.
By going through the following questions you will be able to decide if you – as an individual or on behalf of your business or organisation – need to pay a fee to the ICO.
This will take 5 minutes ‘……..
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9:49 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
The questions at your link are exactly the same form as at my link https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-register-notify-ico-personal-data and as you say above individuals and organisations. Not sure what your meaning, have you looked at my link? I’ve checked yours.
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10:23 PM, 27th May 2018, About 8 years ago
Dennis,
Your link concentrates on ‘Do you have to pay a fee’ Look a couple of lines down in your .Gov link for the Registration Self-Assessment ( forget the gov fee questionnaire. ! )