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Data protection fee self assessment

14. Do you process personal information for any reason other than those listed below?

  • Staff administration

This includes activities you need to do to manage the employment of your staff or volunteers, such as managing payroll, recruitment, or performance.

  • Accounts and records

This includes activities you need to do to maintain accounts or records for your organisation. For example, processing invoices or payment details of past or present customers or suppliers, which could include their names, addresses and credit card details.

This doesn’t include information processed or obtained by credit reference agencies.

  • Advertising, marketing or public relations

This includes activities to promote your own organisation, such as sending marketing emails or conducting social media activity. For example, this could involve using someone’s name, contact details, or other identifying information to tell them about your goods and services.

This doesn’t include marketing third party products and services. You must only be advertising or marketing your own products and services.