About us Our policies Data protection and security Data Quality The Data Protection Act 1998 came into effect on 1st March 2000. The Act regulates the use of personal data and gives effect in UK Law to the European Directive on Data Protection. The Encephalitis Society has access personal data of our service users and we take the processing of this information very seriously. Data Quality Policy Privacy Policy The Encephalitis Society is committed to keeping your information secure and managing it in accordance with our legal responsibilities under privacy and data protection laws where we operate. This Privacy Policy provides information about how we process your personal information. Photo by Fernando Arcos from Pexels Manage Cookie Preferences