ICO letter

[matlob]

Hi,
Received an ICO data protection letter requesting yearly payment or face a £4k fine.

Thought it was a scam but looking into the site looks legitimate.

Is this a required payment for ltd company. Only data we keep is b2b for invoicing purposes

 

[tony84]

Call them up and ask, they are quite helpful.

I wont say its a scam, but it feels like money for old rope.

 

[KAC]

This may help

 

[fisicx]

I answered the questions and it said I don’t need to pay.

My answers were No, Yes, No

 

[matlob]

Thanks all

The questions do seem a bit wooly

If I am storing invoices on a computer am I 'processing' data?

 

[Scalloway]

You don’t need to pay a fee if you are processing personal data only for one (or more) of the following purposes:

• Staff administration
• Advertising, marketing and public relations
• Accounts and records
• Not -for -profit purposes
• Personal, family or household affairs

 

[TMark]

If you're only processing personal data for your core business purposes - invoicing and managing customer accounts, for example - then those circumstances in and of themselves don't require you to pay a fee (even if you're processing them electronically).

 

[Naheed Mir]

No, I don’t think that it's a scam. I have come across the same news
on various platforms. I will suggest you contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office and clearly the matter.

 

[Karimbo]

No need to call anyone, all the iformation is online. Are we living is pre 1990s or something?

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-fee/

Thanks for the advice above. I do collect information for accounts and invoicing which is exempt so no fee needed.

I'm guessing government has reduced funding so they need to pull this. Perhaps they used to get funding from EU before, it's timed with brexit.

 

[ecommerce84]

It is basically a scam, albeit a government operated legal one.