Reference also UK Data Protection Act 2018 – this is complementary to, and aligned with, the EU GDPR effective May 2018.
Whilst NoWorriesApp has fewer than 250 employees, the Company still complies with all GDPR stipulations and Regulatory Principles.
The legal justification for data processing is fully compliant.
All data has been voluntarily submitted by NoWorriesApp users.
All users are clearly and explicitly advised why data is collected and how it is used.
https://gdpr.eu/article-12-how-controllers-should-provide-personal-data-to-the-subject/
https://gdpr.eu/article-6-how-to-process-personal-data-legally/
Security (Key Points)
Accumulated data is all anonymised. (Also see below note re: Article 15)
Data access is restricted to the NoWorriesApp senior leadership team only.
All security protocols are fully compliant with the principles set out in Article 5.
https://gdpr.eu/article-5-how-to-process-personal-data/
Accountability and Governance (Key Points)
The NoWorriesApp senior leadership team all share responsibility and accountability for robust GDPR compliance.
Privacy Rights (Key Points)
Please also see above note re: Article 5.
NoWorriesApp users have complete control over the personal data input process.
NoWorriesApp users may exit the service and delete the app from their devices at any time.
https://gdpr.eu/article-15-right-of-access/
Users can request technical support, should they need it, by using a “Contact Us” button on the NoWorriesApp.com website at https://noworriesapp.com/contact-us/
See also
https://noworriesapp.com/trust-statement/
The office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the United Kingdom government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. The purview of OfCom includes apps.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/what-is-ofcom
OfCom works hand in glove with the European Union and the collective Regulatory Frameworks are aligned.
Two major pieces of UK legislation support and direct the work of OfCom.
The Communications Act of 2003 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/contents
and
The Online Safety Act of 2023 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50
NoWorriesApp, as an app, falls within the purview of the OfCom Regulatory Framework however, because of the following, NoWorriesApp is NOT subject to active Regulation because:
1. NoWorriesApp does NOT provide or facilitate any form of user-to-user services
2. There is no “Search” facility in NoWorriesApp
3. There is no possibility whatsoever of seeing, submitting, receiving or exchanging any form of pornographic image [or indeed any image].
4. Users only communicate with NoWorriesApp, via the app, and no one else.
A digital statement has been received by NoWorriesApp.com confirming NoWorriesApp exemption. A copy of the OfCom statement is available from NoWorriesApp via
https://noworriesapp.com/contact-us/
Contents of Communications Act of 2003 are set out here:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/contents
Section 52 of Communications Act of 2003 set out the user interests:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/division/5/2/1/21
The OfCom framework for the Code of Practice is set out here:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/division/5/2/1/22
The UK advertising Codes lay down rules for advertisers, agencies and media owners.
https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes.html
NoWorriesApp could be made subject to the Regulatory regime set out by the United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). However, NoWorriesApp is 100% compliant with all stipulations regarding product/service descriptions, statements and undertakings.
Further, NoWorriesApp is not a platform for advertising.
View Ofcom Regulatory Checker