Data protection matters to us all. Whether you are an individual wanting to know more about your rights, or an organisation wanting to know more about your responsibilities, our information hub has lots of guidance and information for you.
If you're new to all this and not sure where to start, please visit our Beginner's area.
Beginners' Area
Wondering where to start? Here are some signposts to help you along the way.
The Law
The Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017 came into effect on 25 May 2018. Find the full text of the law, including other statutory instruments here.
Guidance
Organisations are increasingly reliant upon data. If you have information about people, you will need to understand the compliance requirements that apply to you. Find out more about how to ensure high standards of data handling practices because treating people’s information properly benefits your business.
Glossary
We want everyone to engage positively and constructively with data protection rights and responsibilities. To do that, we try and present information and guidance in a relevant and accessible way. Although it is sometimes necessary to use legal terminology, we will use plain English wherever we can. Data protection is for all of us, not just for lawyers.
Case studies
The Authority has a statutory duty to promote awareness of data protection issues. Detailed below are anonymised and simplified case studies of real cases the Authority have handled, together with what can be learned from them.
Podcasts
Data protection is far from one-dimensional and here we try to widen the conversations in interesting and accessible ways.
Statistics & reports
When examined properly, statistics offer us all a chance to learn from the past and be better in future. We publish statistical information via Annual Reports and quarterly press releases to ensure that we are transparent and accountable about our activities as well as helping to highlight areas of particular focus for the future.