Compensation for sharing information without consent

Sharing information without consent can amount to a breach of the GDPR. In the case of the Virgin Media incident, we intend to make sure that victims are entitled to justice.

Here are some brief details about the law and what you could be eligible to claim for when you join the Virgin Media compensation action. If you have been informed that your data was leaked in this incident, you should be eligible to launch a case today.

To get started now, all you need to do is complete the forms on the main section of the website here.

Claim for sharing information without consent

You could be eligible to claim compensation if you are the victim of someone sharing information without consent from you. In terms of the Virgin Media data breach, data was accessible on an unsecured database online, so it can fall into the category of data sharing without consent.

The GDPR means that you have the right to control what data is stored and shared about you. Organisations are not allowed to simply share information unless they have express consent from you, or where they are legally compelled to do so. If data is shared without clear consent, they can be in breach of the law. If they are in breach of the law, you could be owed compensation.

What could you claim for?

In a case of sharing information without consent, a victim could be eligible to claim compensation for the distress caused by the loss of control of personal information.  The GDPR can allow a victim to claim for this distress, and you can claim for just distress alone even if you have not suffered any losses or incurred expenses.

If you have lost money or paid expenses out, these can be added on top of the distress claim as well.

In the Virgin Media data breach case, we spoke to the media about our early estimation of what people could be eligible to claim for. We advised the media that victims could be eligible to claim up to £5,000.00 in damages each.

Join the compensation action today

Our view on sharing information without consent is clear, as is the law. It should never happen and, where it does happen, victims should be entitled to some form of justice for what they have had to go through.

Thankfully, the GDPR means that victims of a data leak like this can be eligible to receive compensation, and we intend to use the law to make sure that victims are fairly compensated.

To start your case for compensation today and join our growing legal action for justice, all you need to do is complete the forms on the main section of our website here.

And remember: it’s No Win, No Fee. So, what have you got to lose?

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