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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: C.C.S. on August 18, 2010, 03:36:14 pm

Title: contract cleaning-data protection act
Post by: C.C.S. on August 18, 2010, 03:36:14 pm

Hi we are about to start a contract cleaning for some offices and we got asked for a data protection act.i called I.C.O.(Information Commissioner's Office) who deals with the data protection act and said that us as a cleaning company providing cleaning services for the client doesn't apply to us.so they are the ones that need to have a data protection act not us.so i told them that and they still insist that we should have this data protection act .
anyone have more details about this matter ?thanks

Title: Re: contract cleaning-data protection act
Post by: martin19842 on August 18, 2010, 09:02:21 pm

hi there

you have a duty under the data protection act to comply with regard to the data that keep and mantain about your clients etc.

regards

martin

Title: Re: contract cleaning-data protection act
Post by: C.C.S. on August 21, 2010, 08:03:50 am

yes i know that but he's saying that in need also to be protected in case i use the details that he's holding abou he's clients which i don't get it.cheers

Title: Re: contract cleaning-data protection act
Post by: martin19842 on August 21, 2010, 01:07:04 pm

hi there

thats just a confidentiality agreement between the two parties, its the client responsibility to protect his data, not just from you but everyone including their own staff.

regards

martin