Business Setup & Legalintermediate
Data Controller
Definition
Under UK data protection law, the person or business that decides why and how people personal information is collected and used.
Why it matters
If you hold customer data, you are likely the data controller, which means legal duties to keep that data safe and use it fairly, or face fines.
Example
When you collect email addresses for your newsletter, you are the data controller responsible for protecting that list.
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