Retail and hospitality data breach compensation claims

Retail and hospitality data breach compensation claims account for thousands of the clients that we represent here as privacy claims specialists in England and Wales.

We are pursuing compensation claims on a No Win, No Fee basis for eligible clients where we believe that we will be able to recover damages for the impact that a breach has had on them. We are a leading firm of data breach experts who have been working in this niche and complex area of law for a significant period of time; a lot longer than many other firms out there.

You can speak to our team here now for free, no-obligation advice about your rights to pursue damages for a data breach.

Significant risks of retail and hospitality data breach incidents

Retail and hospitality data breaches are a significant risk for organisations and for the many people who engage with them, which for most of us is pretty much everybody in the country. There are several ways in which such organisations can be targeted by hackers, from point-of-sale services to websites being hacked for information to be scraped and stolen.

As a society, we are increasingly becoming more digitised in the way that we work and the way that we spend our money. Most people will generally assume that a website they are dealing with for a reputable brand or business will be completely secure. However, this is not always the case, and hackers are specifically targeting retail and hospitality websites to steal information because it can be valuable. In short, when we are buying things, we will be entering payment card information which is precisely the kind of data that hackers will be targeting. They can then misuse this information to commit fraud and theft, and perhaps even steal money from us or commit crimes such as identity theft.

These are serious risks, and several of the over 60 group and multi-party actions that we have launched involve some kind of retail and hospitality data breach. In the hospitality sector alone, we have seen serious cyberattacks hit British Airways, EasyJet and Marriott on more than one occasion in the last few years. We represent thousands of clients who are engaged in claims for compensation against these companies.

What you can do about privacy breaches

If you have suffered as a result of a retail and hospitality data breach, you could be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation on a No Win, No Fee basis now.

A claim is generally the pursuit of damages for any distress that has been caused by the loss of control of your personal information. We call these General Damages. If you suffered any kind of fraud or theft, you may also be entitled to claim any losses and expenses, known as Special Damages. The GDPR can allow you to claim for just the distress alone and most people will pursue a case just for this impact. That is, you do not have to suffer any losses or expenses to be able to pursue a case.

If we think that there is a good enough chance of succeeding with your claim, we may be able to represent you on the basis that we can waive our legal fees if the claim does not succeed. This is known as No Win, No Fee legal representation, and it generally does exactly what it says it does.

Claim compensation for a personal data leak or breach

You could be entitled to claim compensation for a personal data leak or breach, and we may be able to represent you for a claim for compensation now.

All you need to do is speak to our legal team for free, no-obligation legal advice about your rights to pursue a case here now. We can normally tell you quickly if we think that you have a claim, and if you are happy to instruct us, we can take your instructions over the phone and get the ball running for the claim right away – all in one simple and easy phone call.

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