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Data protection fee self assessment

9. Are you a not-for-profit organisation that qualifies for an exemption?

Answer ‘Yes’ if your organisation was established for not-for-profit making purposes and does not make a profit. Also answer ‘yes’ if your organisation makes a profit for its own purposes, as long as the profit is not used to enrich others. You must:

  • only process information necessary to establish or maintain membership or support;
  • only process information necessary to provide or administer activities for people who are members of the organisation or have regular contact with it; 
  • only hold information about individuals whose information you need to process for this exempt purpose; and
  • the personal data you process must be restricted to personal information that is necessary for this exempt purpose.

You must answer ‘No’ if you use CCTV for crime prevention as the use of CCTV means you have to pay the fee even if you qualify for this exemption.