Understanding the Importance of Privacy Culture In today’s digital landscape, cultivating a strong privacy culture within an organization is essential for the protection of personal data and the overall integrity of the business. A privacy culture encompasses the shared beliefs, practices, and values concerning data privacy among all employees. Its manifestation is evident in the […]
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Privacy Culture
Why Develop a privacy culture? Establishing a robust privacy culture within your organisation is essential for fostering a shared understanding of how personal data can be utilised effectively to support business objectives. A strong privacy culture not only enhances compliance with regulations but also empowers employees across various teams to recognise the significance of data
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Privacy Culture
The United States and the European Commission have committed to a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, which will foster trans-Atlantic data flows and address the concerns raised by the Court of Justice of the European Union when it struck down in 2020 the Commission’s adequacy decision underlying the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework.
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Records of Processing Activities – RoPA is a record of all the processing activities involving personal data that your organisation carries out. It includes all areas where personal data is held e.g. Sales & Marketing, HR, Finance, Procurement, Customer Services.
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Data Audit & Data Mapping
If you want to transfer personal data outside of the EEA then there are rules that you must adhere to. These rules apply no matter the size the data transfer and regardless of the number transfers that are carried out. So how do you make a restricted transfer under GDPR? What is a restricted data
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Data Sharing
The Privacy Management Programme The accountability framework set out in the UK GDPR is recognised as a key building block for any organisation to be able to demonstrate compliance. The framework comprises the accountability principle (Article 5) GDPR and together with other requirements is designed to help organisations demonstrate compliance, however for some organisations it
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News Privacy CultureFor those organisations that have to transfer data to third countries with no adequacy decision it can be a bumpy ride. With the Schrems 11 and the demise of Privacy Shield, it can be a burdensome journey. Although new SCCs are now in place it can still be a difficult area for many organisations.
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In the last few days the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Trade has issued a consultation on changes to the UK GDPR. The overall aim is to drive economic growth and innovation but continue to strengthen public trust in the way that personal data is used. The measures proposed set out to be both adaptable and sensible and ease some of the burden that the GDPR has placed on businesses.
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Data Processing Data Breach Individual Privacy Rights News Processes & PoliciesData Subject Access Requests & How to handle them Under GDPR a data subject has the right to access the personal information that an organisation holds on them. This is known as a Data Subject Access Request – DSAR and includes personal data from a customer, employee, or a contractor. What is a Data Subject
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Individual Privacy Rights Processes & Policies
Do I need consent? When should I use consent? How do I know that the consent I have is valid? Do you always need to ask for consent? The short answer is no. Consent won’t always be the most appropriate or easiest. Consent is only one of the lawful basis for processing, there are six
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Data Processing