“communication” means any information ex
changed or conveyed between a finite number of
parties by means of a public electronic
communications service, but does not include
information conveyed as part of a programme
service, except to the extent that the information
can be related to the identifiable subscriber or user
receiving the information;
“computer service” includes data processing and
the storage or retrieval of data;
“computer system” means a device or combination
of devices, including input and output devices, but
excluding calculators which are not programmable,
and capable of being used in conjunction with
external
files,
which
contain
computer
programmes, electronic instructions, input data and
output data that performs logic, arithmetic, data
storage and retrieval, communication control and
other functions;
‘‘consumer’’ means a natural person who enters or
intends entering into an electronic transaction with
a supplier as the end-user of the goods or services
offered by that supplier;
‘‘data’’ means electronic
information in any form;
representations
of
‘‘data controller’’ means a person who
electronically
requests,
collects,
collates,
processes or stores personal information from or in
respect of a data subject;
‘‘data message’’ means data generated, sent,
received or stored by electronic means and
includes
(a) voice, where the voice is used in an auto
mated transaction; and
(b) a stored record;
‘‘data subject’’ means a natural person from, or in
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