How are you ensuring your ongoing GDPR compliance?
When the GDPR came into force in May 2018 it introduced the principle of accountability – the data protection rule that requires you to be … Read more
Mark Gracey
£80k fine and enforcement notice for TPS and consent infringements by funeral plan firm
The ICO has fined a funeral plan firm (Avalon Direct Ltd), £80,000 for breaches of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) for failure … Read more
ICO consults on age appropriate design code of practice
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a draft Code of Practice for online service providers which are used by children to protect children’s data … Read more
ICO fine pregnancy and parenting club £400k for unlawful sharing of member data
Bounty (UK) Limited have been fined £400,000 by the ICO for unlawfully sharing personal data with third-parties. Whilst the data subjects were asked to opt … Read more
£120k fine for TV company for data protection breaches at maternity clinic
The ICO has issued a fine of £120,000 to True Visions Productions for breaches of data protection legislation. The case involves the company recording patients at … Read more
Have you suffered as a result of a data breach? You may be due compensation
Slightly reminiscent of the “have you had an accident at work that wasn’t your fault” campaigns of injury lawyers, a law firm in Widnes has … Read more
£145k fine for data sharing process failings
In April 2019 the ICO issued a fine for £145,000 to the London Borough of Newham for unlawfully disclosing personal data of more than 200 … Read more
Data ethics – why data processing is about more than data protection
When we talk about the processing of data we usually think about data protection or the GDPR and how it applies to the lawful processing … Read more
Are you being asked to sign model clauses because of Brexit?
As the Brexit turmoil continues in the UK with the UK government still to agree on an appropriate way forward, EEA businesses are gearing up … Read more
First GDPR fine in Poland for breach of Article 14 of the GDPR
The Polish data protection authority (UODO) has fined a company PLN943k (about £188k) for failure to inform data subjects about how they came to have … Read more