UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
What is UK GDPR?
UK GDPR is the United Kingdom’s version of the General Data Protection Regulation, retained in UK law and tailored by the Data Protection Act 2018.
It applies to organisations that operate in the UK or process personal information about people in the UK. UK GDPR sets principles and requires organisations to have lawful bases for processing, requires transparency, security and accountability, and gives people rights over their personal information, including access, rectification and erasure.
It is overseen by the Information Commissioner’s Office. UK GDPR sits alongside the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), which are a set of UK regulations that govern how organisations can use electronic communications to contact individuals.
For specific details on how Danske Bank processes personal information, please see our Privacy Notice page.
What UK GDPR means for you
UK GDPR strengthens your rights and our obligations. In practice, this means:
- You have greater control over your personal information, with clear choices about how it is used
- You can access the personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct inaccuracies; requests are free of charge unless they are vexatious (for example abusive or intended to cause disruption) or excessive
- We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary and as required by law and regulation
- We use your personal information fairly, transparently and securely, with appropriate safeguards in place
- You can ask us to erase or restrict use of your personal information in certain circumstances, and object to some processing, including direct marketing
- Where applicable, you can receive certain personal information in a portable format
- We will only send electronic marketing when the law permits, and you can change your preferences or opt out at any time; where consent is required, we will ask for it
What you need to know
You can find the Bank’s Privacy Notice – ‘How we use your personal and business information’ on our Privacy Notice page.
A list of documents that are accepted to verify your identity and address can be found on our Become a Customer page.
A guide to how Credit Reference Agencies and Fraud Prevention Agencies use your personal information (PDF)
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