Sentences with phrase «redress on behalf of consumers»

«The government should use the Data Protection Bill to give independent bodies the power to seek collective redress on behalf of consumers when a company has failed to take sufficient action following a data breach.»

This includes the proposal for a new Directive enabling certain qualified entities to seek redress on behalf of consumers who have been harmed by an unlawful commercial practice.

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Under the EU's incoming data protection framework GDPR, which will apply from May 25, there is a provision for consumer organizations to pursue collective redress on behalf of individual consumers.

Article 80 (2) of the GDPR offers EU member states an optional provision allowing for collective redress for consumers via third parties, such as consumer privacy groups acting independently and lodging data protection complaints on consumers» behalf.