Welcome to the Website of the Isle of Man Data Protection Supervisor
| NEWS AND CURRENT ISSUES | |||||
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 | Public Warning - Do not be misled |  | |||
| A UK company, "DPA Registrations", based in Blackpool, is sending letters to organisations advising that they should notify under the Data Protection Act and requesting a fee of £145. An image of this letter can be found by clicking here. If you are required to notify under the Data Protection Act in the Isle of Man the fee is £40.00 and correspondence will only be sent from the Office of the Data Protection Supervisor | |||||
| Records Management Workshop - If you wish to register your interest in a future Workshop please click HERE and complete and return the form | |||||
| Booklet now available on personal information security - CLICK HERE | |||||
| List of Registered Data Controllers - CLICK HERE | |||||
| Unsolicited Communications Regulations | |||||
| Is it 'personal data'? - how to decide whether information is 'personal data' | |||||
The Office of the Data Protection Supervisor is the supervisory body responsible for the administration of the Data Protection Act 2002 (‘the Act’) in the Isle of Man. The Office, while it is funded by the Treasury, is independent of Government.
The Act is designed to balance the legitimate needs of businesses and organisations to process personal information with an individual’s right to privacy. The Act is based upon the United Kingdom Data Protection Act 1998 and is drawn up to be compliant with the EC Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. The European Commission made a formal decision on 28th April 2004 recognising the Isle of Man as a jurisdiction with an adequate level of protection for personal data. In addition, the Council of Europe Convention 108 relating to the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, has applied to the Isle of Man since 21 January 1993.
This site will allow you to access the relevant legislation, explains your rights as an individual, your obligations as a business or organisation, provide guidelines issued by this office and links to other data protection authorities and other external bodies.
| Regular Queries | ||
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| How do I register my business? | Click here for a request form | Click here to go to the webpage |
| How can I find out what information is held about me? | Click here for the advice note | Click here to go to the webpage |
| How can I make a complaint about a data controller? | Click here to go to 'Your Rights' page | Click here for a complaint form |
| Why do my passport details need to be given before I travel? | Click here for FAQs | Click here for long notice |
| I have received a 'Subject Access Request' - what do I do now? | Click here for advice note | Click here to go to webpage |
| FATF SR VII Wire Transfers - ODPS advice note | Click here to view advice note | |
| SWIFT transfers - Article 29 Working Party Opinion | Click here to go to Opinion | |
The aim of this new site is to provide user-friendly access to relevant information and advice. We welcome any comments you would like to make to ensure that we are achieving our aim. Click here to provide feedback
| 'Privacy is not rocket science. It really is a simple notion about respect, choice and common sense.' |
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| Karen Curtis, Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner, 2006 |
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Material on the Data Protection Supervisor's site is independent of that hosted by the Isle of Man Government and is protected by copyright. The copyright owner is the Isle of Man Data Protection Supervisor. You may not make alterations or additions to the material on this site, or sell it or misappropriate it. Material may be downloaded or copied for personal use. However, appropriate acknowledgement of the copyright owner is required if material is re-published in any format.