Five reasons to review your GDPR compliance right now
The Accountability principle When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018 it introduced a new data protection principle: Accountability. This … Read more
When should you carry out a DPIA?
What is a DPIA? A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a key element of your GDPR compliance toolkit, and in my opinion, is probably … Read more
Privacy Shield no longer valid and questions remain about US data transfers
Updates 21/07/2020 – ICO have added the following statement to the “International Transfers” section of their GDPR guidance: “If you are currently using Privacy Shield … Read more
ICO initial guidance for collecting personal data for contact tracing purposes
Further to the webinar I ran on the 29th June, the ICO have now published a statement and some pointers on appropriate data protection compliance … Read more
Back to work: COVID-19 & GDPR Compliance
On 30th June 2020 I ran a free GDPR webinar for employers thinking of recording their employees and/or visitors for protection against Coronavirus purposes, setting … Read more
GDPR Guidance for the Hospitality industry
On the 23rd June 2020 the UK government announced that from the 4th July, restaurants, bars, cafes, etc. can open provided they open in a … Read more
Why DPIAs are your GDPR BFF
You should have heard of the term Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) because it’s a core part of GDPR compliance, or maybe you’ve heard about … Read more
Consider your GDPR obligations when employees return to work during the pandemic
With the Coronavirus lockdown slowly lifting across England (and soon the rest of the UK), employers are now tackling a new set of data protection … Read more
Two years of GDPR and Coronavirus: The Perfect GDPR Storm
Monday 25th May 2020 marks the two year anniversary of GDPR coming into force across the EU, including the UK. The GDPR requires you to … Read more
Marketing consent: what you can and can’t do
When GDPR came into force (in 2018) it introduced a new set of rules around what constitutes consent as the lawful basis for processing. Specifically, … Read more