Find out about your obligations and how to comply, including protecting personal information, and providing access to official information.
Practical advice about protecting your personal information and how to exercise the rights available to you.
Our repository of useful information to get help with correctly managing data or protecting your privacy
If you're an organisation who is new to the world of data protection, these top tips have been designed to introduce you to the spirit of our local Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 and help you get started.
Are you in control of your settings on social? Here are some simple steps you can follow to view your privacy controls and adjust your settings on a range of social media platforms.
The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 gives people a general right of access to information held by most public authorities in Jersey. Under FOI, everyone has equal rights to access this information.
‘Baking’ data protection into your processing activities.
We have created easy-to-follow guides to walk you through a variety of data protection and freedom of information aspects.
The Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 gives citizens important personal information rights. The Jersey Law places obligations on how both the public and private sectors process personal information.
You share your data every time you sign up for an APP, use Instagram or Snapchat, or visit a website. Here is tailored advice on keeping your personal information safe in a highly connected world.
To help you to exercise your information rights and to help data controllers meet their obligations we have created templates to help you achieve your aims.
Technology has the potential to simplify life's everyday tasks whilst the amount of data given and used every day multiplies. Is technology invading our privacy?
Breach reporting obligations are central to the Law alongside serving the best interests of individuals and their complaints.
The Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018 requires organisations established in Jersey who are processing personal data to register with us. The principal purpose of registration is transparency and openness.
The Jersey Law applies to both the public and private sectors. It protects the individual in the face of massive technological change and helps to generate trust in the digital economy.
Guidance for businesses of the basic but essential steps to reduce risk and ensure you can recover your organisation if your network is compromised.
Our primary concern is for the safety and security of the people of Jersey. Our skilled team is on hand to support Islanders with any guidance needed around compliance with data protection requirements.
Frequently asked questions for registrations and charges
This guidance note contains the Commissioner’s guidance on registration under the DPAJL. Registration is a statutory requirement and every controller and processor must register with the Authority.
You have the right to find out if an organisation is using or storing your personal information.
The Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (DPJL) is based around six principles of ‘good information handling’ (the Principles. This is part of a series of guidance to help individuals and organisations to understand the principles of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law, as well as to promote good practice.
A personal data breach means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data.
This infographic identifies whether or not you need a Data Protection Officer.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a framework mandated by the European Union for the drafting of new data protection laws in each member state.
As the Coronavirus continues to spread globally, more Island organisations are asking employees to work from home. We have produced guidance for organisations and employees to advise on the Dos and Don’ts of working from home.
The DPJL provides an explicit condition for the processing of personal data where it is necessary for reasons of public interest in the area of public health.
