Just to clarify for all those suggesting we have committed a crime of some sort!!
This is a quote from the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)
"Contravention of the Data Protection Principles is not a criminal offence. The ICO therefore has no powers to punnish the data controller in these circumstances. Only when a data controller fails to comply with the principles once they have been asked to do so, can the Commissioner take further action"
Repeated contraventions may indeed result in the serving of an Enforcement Notice. Failure to comply with an Enforcement Notice is a criminal offence for which the Commissioner can prosecute"
So I hope that clears up point 1
The second point is that I as the "injurred party" was able to use the act to ask for the information we sort.
If what Deborah, Steve et all suggests is true then all Forums would have the potential to become above the law.
They are not.
It was not I who persistantly abused the Forum despite being banned. It was not I that accussed another of being a paedophile.
I told a silly joke that advocated nothing of the sort - quite the opposite in fact.
This was twisted to suit those who had their own agenda.
All we had to do was show this and all we approched were most helpful.
The Data Protection Act is not there to protect the wrongdoer - quite the opposite.
Can we PLEASE put this to rest now?
This is a quote from the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office)
"Contravention of the Data Protection Principles is not a criminal offence. The ICO therefore has no powers to punnish the data controller in these circumstances. Only when a data controller fails to comply with the principles once they have been asked to do so, can the Commissioner take further action"
Repeated contraventions may indeed result in the serving of an Enforcement Notice. Failure to comply with an Enforcement Notice is a criminal offence for which the Commissioner can prosecute"
So I hope that clears up point 1
The second point is that I as the "injurred party" was able to use the act to ask for the information we sort.
If what Deborah, Steve et all suggests is true then all Forums would have the potential to become above the law.
They are not.
It was not I who persistantly abused the Forum despite being banned. It was not I that accussed another of being a paedophile.
I told a silly joke that advocated nothing of the sort - quite the opposite in fact.
This was twisted to suit those who had their own agenda.
All we had to do was show this and all we approched were most helpful.
The Data Protection Act is not there to protect the wrongdoer - quite the opposite.
Can we PLEASE put this to rest now?