This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the most preferred recipients of complaints regarding personal data protection in the United Kingdom (UK) as of March 2015. During the survey period, it was found that three percent of respondents would prefer to send a complaint to the EU institutions and bodies.
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If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*
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* Original survey question was phrased as follows:
"QB26 If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint? (MULTIPLE ANSWERS POSSIBLE)"
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European Commission. (June 24, 2015). If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/
European Commission. "If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*." Chart. June 24, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/
European Commission. (2015). If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/
European Commission. "If You Experienced a Problem concerning The Protection of Your Personal Data, to Whom Would You Prefer to Send a Complaint?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/
European Commission, If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
If you experienced a problem concerning the protection of your personal data, to whom would you prefer to send a complaint?* [Graph], European Commission, June 24, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547616/uk-preferred-recipients-of-complaints-regarding-personal-data-protection/
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