The Act applies only to data which is held, or intended to be held, on computers ('equipment operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose'), or held in a 'relevant filing system'.
该法只适用于被持有，或拟保留在计算机（“按照为此目的而作出的指示自动操作的设备”）或“相关檔案系統”內的数据。