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223 --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 224 225<div class="rich-text"> 226 <div class="prose prose-theme-green"> 227 <div class="lead"> 228<p>Find out about your data protection and information rights including how to make a SAR, home CCTV and data protection, protecting yourself against nuisance marketing and more. </p> 229</div> 230 </div> 231</div> 232 </div> 233 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 234 data-content-element-type-alias="richTextBlock" 235 data-content-element-type-key="d7ec1d8a-2a00-439e-95b4-9f3537f5ece4" 236 data-element-udi="umb://element/7db1b1d1d3c54061b5253e029a69b30d" 237 data-col-span="12" 238 data-row-span="1" 239 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 240 241<div class="rich-text"> 242 <div class="prose prose-theme-green"> 243 244 </div> 245</div> 246 </div> 247 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 248 data-content-element-type-alias="threeColumnLayout" 249 data-content-element-type-key="0907fa9f-5e35-4afc-b67e-a833f8467638" 250 data-element-udi="umb://element/edb9f5d0c0e041539c745b3d7d907e62" 251 data-col-span="12" 252 data-row-span="1" 253 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 254 255 256<div class="umb-block-grid__area-container" 257 style="--umb-block-grid--area-grid-columns: 12;"> 258 259<div class="umb-block-grid__area" 260 data-area-col-span="4" 261 data-area-row-span="1" 262 data-area-alias="left" 263 style="--umb-block-grid--grid-columns: 4;--umb-block-grid--area-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--area-row-span: 1;"> 264 265 266<div class="umb-block-grid__layout-container"> 267 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 268 data-content-element-type-alias="featureBoxBlock" 269 data-content-element-type-key="6030bc2b-3b7d-4123-bb14-c57438efbee1" 270 data-element-udi="umb://element/45a360bc67c94ad6b4a467616b5213ad" 271 data-col-span="4" 272 data-row-span="1" 273 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 274 275 276 277<feature-box x-href="https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-framework/" 278 x-title="Read our new complaints framework" 279 x-description="We've changed the way we handle data protection complaints. 

Click here to read more." 280 x-image="/media2/migrated/4026114/microsoftteams-image-4.png?width=507&height=388&v=1db78817dc469a0&format=webp" 281 x-theme="green"></feature-box> 282 </div> 283</div> 284 285</div> 286 287<div class="umb-block-grid__area" 288 data-area-col-span="4" 289 data-area-row-span="1" 290 data-area-alias="middle" 291 style="--umb-block-grid--grid-columns: 4;--umb-block-grid--area-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--area-row-span: 1;"> 292 293 294<div class="umb-block-grid__layout-container"> 295 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 296 data-content-element-type-alias="featureBoxBlock" 297 data-content-element-type-key="6030bc2b-3b7d-4123-bb14-c57438efbee1" 298 data-element-udi="umb://element/8df01c7b9f3645e3912c0165e5b6a586" 299 data-col-span="4" 300 data-row-span="1" 301 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 302 303 304 305<feature-box x-href="/for-the-public/what-is-personal-information/" 306 x-title="What is personal information?" 307 x-description="It’s important to know if something is personal information as data protection rules only apply if it is. These rules cover how organisations are allowed to use personal information and what rights you have over it. 

Click here to find out more." 308 x-image="/media2/nognuw53/istock-547129796-2.jpg?rxy=0.2660372517314612,0.5014867592185007&width=507&height=388&v=1dc2d3f37cddc60&format=webp" 309 x-theme="green"></feature-box> 310 </div> 311</div> 312 313</div> 314 315<div class="umb-block-grid__area" 316 data-area-col-span="4" 317 data-area-row-span="1" 318 data-area-alias="right" 319 style="--umb-block-grid--grid-columns: 4;--umb-block-grid--area-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--area-row-span: 1;"> 320 321 322<div class="umb-block-grid__layout-container"> 323 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 324 data-content-element-type-alias="featureBoxBlock" 325 data-content-element-type-key="6030bc2b-3b7d-4123-bb14-c57438efbee1" 326 data-element-udi="umb://element/a1bdca56d31843e28ffd123293bacc99" 327 data-col-span="4" 328 data-row-span="1" 329 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 4; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 330 331 332 333<feature-box x-href="/for-the-public/what-rights-do-i-have-over-my-pers
333onal-information/" 334 x-title="What rights do I have over my personal information?" 335 x-description="Organisations often need your personal information to provide you with their services, but this doesn’t mean you lose control over it. You have rights that give you some say in how an organisation uses your information.

Click here to find out more." 336 x-image="/media2/jtwh0hg2/istock-480291582.jpg?width=507&height=388&v=1dc2cb82974d740&format=webp" 337 x-theme="green"></feature-box> 338 </div> 339</div> 340 341</div> 342</div> 343 344 </div> 345 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 346 data-content-element-type-alias="richTextBlock" 347 data-content-element-type-key="d7ec1d8a-2a00-439e-95b4-9f3537f5ece4" 348 data-element-udi="umb://element/d229cd5d9efe4e8fa2a120b3ee892c27" 349 data-col-span="12" 350 data-row-span="1" 351 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; --umb-block-grid--item-row-span: 1; "> 352 353<div class="rich-text"> 354 <div class="prose prose-theme-green"> 355 356 </div> 357</div> 358 </div> 359 <div class="umb-block-grid__layout-item" 360 data-content-element-type-alias="groupHeadingBlock" 361 data-content-element-type-key="f3aa6f9d-d850-445a-a02c-4d370448e6fb" 362 data-element-udi="umb://element/43171089fd9f4bcfbcc0e9946b190c58" 363 data-col-span="12" 364 data-row-span="1" 365 style=" --umb-block-grid--item-column-span: 12; 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