Why does a US business need an EU GDPR representative? The Role of EU GDPR Representative Services in the US The US is no stranger to data protection regulation, although there’s no single comprehensive law that applies to all data and all organisations. In a global market, however, US law isn’t the only show in […]
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The Role of an EU GDPR Representative in the UK
Why do UK businesses need an EU GDPR rep? What do they do? And what benefits does a GDPR rep bring? Our GDPRLocal team explains. The Role of EU GDPR Representative Services in the UK It’s an increasingly interconnected world. Customers buy from businesses based halfway around the world and often have little understanding of […]
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Understanding GDPR Article 27 for US Companies
If your US business deals with clients or customers in the EU or UK, the chances are you’ll be bound by the EU and UK’s data privacy laws. That means you’ll need representatives in both territories to comply with your obligations under GDPR Article 27. Our GDPRLocal team explains what that means, and why it […]
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Requirements of Implementing and Developing an Appropriate Policy Document (APD) for UK Data Protection Compliance
GDPR requires companies processing special categories of data and criminal offense data to always protect that data and to respect the rights of the data subjects. There is little known requirement defied in the Data Protection Act which requires companies to complete a very specific document to demonstrate compliance with these requirements. Failure to comply […]
GDPR – Why US Businesses Need an EU GDPR Consultant
If you’re part of a US business that handles the data of EU citizens, you need to comply with the EU GDPR. But how do you know exactly what to comply with and how to do it? In this post, GDPR Local looks at how working with an EU GDPR consultant can help protect your […]
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Use of Facebook’s tracking pixels in the EU
In a decision made by the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB), using Facebook tracking pixels directly violates GDPR, and fortifies the reasoning behind the “Schrems II” decision on transatlantic data transfers. Other European data protection authorities also share this view as we can see in recent published decisions. Background The “Schrems II” decision stipulated that […]
Criminal Records Data
Criminal Records Data and You: What You Need to Know Your organisation may process more data relating to criminal records than you might first imagine. If, for example, your business makes anti-terrorism, anti-money laundering or child safeguarding checks of people associated with it, you may be storing or processing criminal records data. That means you […]
GDPR – Age-Appropriate Design
How To Ensure the Data Protection of Children During Product Design Nowhere is data protection more vital than in products aimed at or used by children. That’s why the age-appropriate design code was introduced, but what does it mean for product and service designers? In 2020 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) introduced a code of […]
Change to UK Data Protection
GDPR Changes: What’s Happening With the Digital Protection and Digital Information Bill? The UK Data Protection Bill is back and much of it offers hope for UK businesses. If it can make it through Parliament, that is… something its predecessor failed to achieve. GDPR Local founder Adam Brogden looks at the challenges and opportunities it […]
GDPR Local: Supplier Evaluation
How Do You Know Your Suppliers Are GDPR Compliant? We explain why you should make GDPR evaluation a crucial part of your supplier onboarding. You’re working with a new supplier. Or, perhaps, you’re simply reviewing an existing relationship. The service level agreement is in place. They’ve signed the non-disclosure agreement. If your suppliers process personal […]