CIPP-E practice question 16 of 35
SCENARIO Please use the following to answer the next question: Louis, a long-time customer of Bedrock Insurance, was involved in a minor car accident…
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SCENARIO
Please use the following to answer the next question:
Louis, a long-time customer of Bedrock Insurance, was involved in a minor car accident a few months
ago. Although no one was hurt, Louis has been plagued by texts and calls from a company called
Accidentable offering to help him recover compensation for personal injury. Louis has heard about
insurance companies selling customers’ data to third parties, and he’s convinced that Accidentable
must have gotten his information from Bedrock Insurance.
Louis has also been receiving an increased amount of marketing information from Bedrock, trying to
sell him their full range of their insurance policies.
Perturbed by this, Louis has started looking at price comparison sites on the internet and has been
shocked to find that other insurers offer much cheaper rates than Bedrock, even though he has been
a loyal customer for many years. When his Bedrock policy comes up for renewal, he decides to switch
to Zantrum Insurance.
In order to activate his new insurance policy, Louis needs to supply Zantrum with information about
his No Claims bonus, his vehicle and his driving history. After researching his rights under the GDPR,
he writes to ask Bedrock to transfer his information directly to Zantrum. He also takes this
opportunity to ask Bedrock to stop using his personal data for marketing purposes.
Bedrock supplies Louis with a PDF and XML (Extensible Markup Language) versions of his No Claims
Certificate, but tells Louis it cannot transfer his data directly to Zantrum as this is not technically
feasible. Bedrock also explains that Louis’s contract included a provision whereby Louis agreed that
his data could be used for marketing purposes; according to Bedrock, it is too late for Louis to change
his mind about this. It angers Louis when he recalls the wording of the contract, which was filled with
legal jargon and very confusing.
In the meantime, Louis is still receiving unwanted calls from Accidentable Insurance. He writes to
Accidentable to ask for the name of the organization that supplied his details to them. He warns
Accidentable that he plans to complain to the data protection authority, because he thinks their
company has been using his data unlawfully. His letter states that he does not want his data being
used by them in any way.
Accidentable’s response letter confirms Louis’s suspicions. Accidentable is Bedrock Insurance’s
wholly owned subsidiary, and they received information about Louis’s accident from Bedrock shortly
after Louis submitted his accident claim. Accidentable assures Louis that there has been no breach of
the GDPR, as Louis’s contract included, a provision in which he agreed to share his information with
Bedrock’s affiliates for business purposes.
Louis is disgusted by the way in which he has been treated by Bedrock, and writes to them insisting
that all his information be erased from their computer system.
Which statement accurately summarizes Bedrock’s obligation in regard to Louis’s data portability
request?
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