The level of compensation you will receive depends on a number of factors including:
The type and sensitivity of the data breached
The length of time that the data was available
Any financial loss that was a direct result of the data breach
The following scenarios illustrate different types of breaches and typical compensation pay outs:
A doctor’s report was wrongfully disclosed – £3,000 was awarded
A person’s medical treatment was wrongfully disclosed – £3,500 was awarded
A person’s sexual orientation and relationship status was made known on the internet – £2,000 was awarded
A person’s business and private life were disclosed wrongfully and £5,000 was awarded
A person’s HIV positive status was made known – £6,500 (circa £5800) was awarded
A person’s accountancy records were lost – £8,500 was awarded
A persons’s address was made known to a former partner who had been previously convicted of violent offences to the same person – £23,000 was awarded
Other Action
Our legal experts will also determine whether you should get a court order to remove the leaked data from it’s location, correct any errors or prevent its use
