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<h1>For the public</h1> </div> <div id="deepnav-image-snippet"> </div> </div> </header> <div class="row"> <div class="maincolumn column column-9"> <div class="pageintro text-large"> <p>Find out about your data protection and information rights including how to make a SAR, how to make an FOI request, domestic CCTV and data protection, protecting yourself against nuisance marketing and more. </p> </div> <div class="itemlink itemlink-feature clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2022/02/respect-and-healthy-relationships-online-how-the-children-s-code-can-help/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/4019582/ydm-sid-2022-safe-online-b.gif" alt=""""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h2 class="h3">Respect and healthy relationships online – how the Children’s code can help</h2> <p class="itemlink-description">The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is respect and healthy 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src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2259011/ydm-access-180x180.gif" alt=""""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Get copies of your data</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">Make a subject access request (SAR) to find out if an organisation is using or storing your personal data and get copies of it.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/how-to-make-a-data-protection-complaint/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2259031/ydm-concern-180x180.gif" alt=""""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Make a data protection complaint</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">Tell an organisation if you're concerned about how they are using your data.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/official-information/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2259127/ydm-official-information-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Access information from a public body</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">Make a request for information from a public body.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-right-to-get-your-data-corrected/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2258995/ydm-rectification-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Get your data corrected</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">You can challenge the accuracy of personal data held about you by an organisation.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-right-to-get-your-data-deleted/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img 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<img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2258992/ydm-informed-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Being informed if your personal data is being used</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">An organisation must inform you if it is using your personal data.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-right-to-limit-how-organisations-use-your-data/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2258994/ydm-restrict-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Limit how organisations use your data</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">You can limit the way an organisation uses your personal data.</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-right-to-data-portability/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2258996/ydm-portability-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Data portability</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">You have the right to get your personal data from an organisation in a way that is accessible . </p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="itemlink clearfix"> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/your-rights-relating-to-decisions-being-made-about-you-without-human-involvement/"> <div class="itemlink-image"> <img src="/web/20231004055124im_/https://ico.org.uk/media/2259012/ydm-automated-180x180.gif" alt=""/> </div> <div class="itemlink-content"> <h3>Decisions being made about you without human involvement</h3> <p class="itemlink-description">Decisions are made about you when your personal data is processed automatically.</p> </div> </a> </div> <a href="/web/20231004055124/https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/time-limits-for-responding-to-data-protection-rights-requests/" 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