Marketing calls and the rules that you need to know for making them.

Marketing calls are one of the most used way of contacting people and offering your services to them. But while this is a good method, you must not forget about the rules of making the calls. We’ll share some rules in order to be compliant and to not face a fine or possible investigation by […]

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Children code came into force in September- What’s next ?

The transition year is up and the Children’s code came fully into force on 2 September. It’s a ground breaking code that creates a better internet for children by ensuring online services likely to be accessed by children, respect a child’s rights and freedoms when using their personal data. As you’d expect it’s already having an impact […]

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Special category data

Special category data is personal data that needs more protection because it is sensitive.In order to lawfully process special category data, you must identify both a lawful basis under Article 6 of the UK GDPR and a separate condition for processing under Article 9. These do not have to be linked.You need to complete a data […]

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US Companies and GDPR

Why US companies must comply with the GDPR The GDPR applies to companies outside the EU because it is extra-territorial in scope. Specifically, the law is designed not so much to regulate businesses as it is to protect the data subjects’ rights. A “data subject” is any person in the EU, including citizens, residents, and even, perhaps, […]

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Latest biggest updates from ICO

This 1 year period ICO has published very beneficial documents that are very important for the Data protection of the subjects and related to other topics. In this post will share chronologicaly the most important events month by month. April 2021 We have published guidance on the National Security Provisions in Part 3 of the DPA18 and […]

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How should you write a consent request and what information it should contain?

How should you write a consent request? Consent requests need to be prominent, concise, easy to understand and separate from any other information such as general terms and conditions. Article 7(2) says: “If the data subject’s consent is given in the context of a written declaration which also concerns other matters, the request for consent […]

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Be aware of Data Protection Regulations

Hello Everyone, Short post today as an information to be very carefull while collecting and processing the data. In the last two weeks two very big cases happened and big fines were issued because of the companies non-compliant method of doing their business. One company was issued huge ammount of money for releasing data to […]

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Guidance for the use of personal data in political campaigning

Introduction It is vital in any democratic society that political parties and campaigners are able to communicate effectively with voters. But it is equally vital for the integrity of elections and democracy that all organisations involved in political campaigning handle and process personal data in a way that is compliant with data protection law. In […]

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GDPR Regulations for CCTV , Photography and Video equipment and drones.

CCTV In general, CCTV is directed at viewing and/or recording the activities of individuals. Therefore, most uses of CCTV by organisations or businesses will be covered by the DPA. The ICO has also issued a code of practice that provides recommendations on the use of CCTV systems to help organisations comply with the DPA. CCTV […]

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Transferring personal data by USB device

USB devices offer a convenient way to transfer data between two computers. However, their small physical size and large data capacity means that large volumes of personal data can be lost or stolen with relative ease. Furthermore, if personal data is not securely wiped from USB devices prior to reuse there is a possibility that […]

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