The right for every individual to access data held about them is a core principle of the GDPR. Individuals get hold of that data via a subject access request (SAR), but how should the request be made – and what happens when you receive one? GDPR Local’s Zlatko Delev explains. In the UK and EU, […]
Data Breaches GDPR: I Didn’t Know We Could Be Fined For That? You may know that companies can be fined for GDPR violations. Since 2018, more than 1,100 organisations have been. But did you know that private citizens can also risk penalties for data privacy violations? Here, data protection specialist Zlatko Delev, shares his knowledge […]
Consultancy Panel Data Protection Consultant? Join The GDPR Local Panel UK GDPR representative? EU rep? SOC2 guru? Wherever you are in the world, if you know data protection inside out, GDPR Local’s Zlatko Delev has an invitation for you. When you look cross-industry, data protection is a spectrum. At one end are the organisations who […]
Consultancy Panel GDPR Advice? Ask Our Experts For one-off questions or ongoing, on-tap expertise, it’s good to have a GDPR Local data protection consultant on your side. Data protection specialist Zlatko Delev explains why. Let’s suppose that you run a growing tech services company in the US and you’re about to ramp up marketing activity […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is producing an online resource with topic-specific guidance on employment practices and data protection. We are releasing our drafts of the different topic areas in stages and adding to the resource over time. A draft of the guidance on handling information about workers’ health is now out for public consultation. […]
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (as amended) (PECR) cover the sending of electronic mail for direct marketing purposes. This guidance discusses electronic mail marketing in detail. Read it if you have detailed questions not answered in the Guide to PECR, or if you need a deeper understanding of how PECR applies to electronic […]
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The national commission for data protection has become the first data protection authority in Europe to accredit a GDPR certification body. On 12 October, Luxembourg’s national commission for data protection accredited the entity EY PFS Solutions via its certification mechanism, GDPR-CARPA (General Data Protection Regulation-Certified Assurance Report-Based Processing Activities). The mechanism is the first to be adopted […]
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As your Article 27 Representative we will always help if you receive a SAR, RTE, or other data protection complaint. It is always best to avoid these all together but most companies will receive GDPR requests at some point. Disgruntled ex-employees, annoyed customers, malicious compensation-scammers are common sources of SARs and unfortunately these can result […]
GDPRs never going to be simple, but unfortunately getting it wrong can lead to penalties and fines! Even the most experienced Data Experts can make mistakes, so it’s always good to be in the know about what the most common, yet easily fixable, mistakes are. Here are the five most common GDPR mistakes that we’ve […]
GDPR, the General Data Protect Regulation, is an incredibly large piece of legislation. Reading it, and understanding it, can take hours upon hours of study. However, understanding GDPR Rin its entirety is vital to avoid data breaches and hefty fines. You may often see words such as processing or subject access requests and be unsure how these relate to […]
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