Data management

Question 1

• What is the data protection act

Answer 1

Controls how your personal information is used by organisations businesses or the government

Question 2

• How long do you need to keep data for.

Answer 2

6 years if the contract is signed underhand
12 years if its signed as a deed
RICS recommends 15 years

Question 3

• What type of systems do you use at your company and how are you clients protected from data breaches

Answer 3

We have folders for each of the projects and only the people working on these projects have access to them. Anything confidential would be password protected and only those that can have access would have the password for this.
Certain folders are only accessed by HR or Partner level

Question 4

• What is the freedom of information act

Answer 4

Provides the public access to information held by public authorities – either the organisation has to publish certain info or the public can request it using a SARS.

Question 5

• What is an information barrier

Answer 5

A physical or electronic separation of individuals within the same firm – protects confidential info

Question 6

What is GDPR?

Answer 6

a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy,