text: data protection act? if  a supervisor faulsly acuses you in an email to his  bosses  , and youve vued the letter but not able to keep it> ?can you demand a copy ,then use it against them ? if its in email it belongs to the company.  you can ask your lawer to get it for you but that has to be supena. everything you do on a company computer belongs to the company end point.  no matter if it was for personal use it belongs to the company.  i know with my company if the employee put anything on his or her computer that is personal it belongs to me.  they can request the info back but we are not obligated to give it to them.  it is in the kindness of our hearts that we give it back to them.