Equifax Limited

Financial Ombudsman decision DRN3856343 Not upheld

Not upheldoutcome, as published by the Ombudsman

£300redress stated in the decision

Thu Dec 13deadline to accept (not the decision date)

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What this decision was about

Data and privacy

In the Ombudsman’s words

Mr D complains that EQUIFAX LIMITED didn’t protect his data and exposed him to potential fraud and identity theft.Data and privacy

Source

This page summarises the Ombudsman’s published final decision. The document itself is the record: DRN3856343.pdf on financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

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