The Data Protection Act 1998 (‘DPA') came into force in March 2000. It regulates the use of information about living individuals and gives certain rights to individuals in respect of personal data held about them by others.

Individuals have the right to access personal information held about them, subject to exemptions under the DPA. A subject access request should be made in writing. On receipt of all necessary information required, data controllers should comply with the request within 40 days.

• Further information
  Channel 4 respects the legal rights of individuals. If you require information about the use of your data, please contact:
  
  The Data Protection Officer
  Channel 4 Television Corporation
  124 Horseferry Rd
  London SW1P 2TX
  
  or email privacy@channel4.co.uk

• Privacy policy
  To view Channel 4's privacy policy click here

If you want to look more closely at the DPA, you can view it online.

The Information Commissioner is responsible for overseeing the DPA. More information can be found on the ICO website.