Although organizations can generally only send marketing texts or emails with specific consent, there is an exception to this rule for existing customers, known as the ‘soft opt-in’. This means organizations can send marketing texts or emails if: · they have obtained the contact details during a sale (or negotiations for a sale) of a […]
Hi All, If you have ever been through a GDPRLocal training course you will [hopefully] remember that talking about Accountability is a topic that is discussed about. Accountability is one of the key principles in data protection law – it makes you responsible for complying with the legislation and says that you must be able to […]
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During the previous year a lot of companies finally got aware of the Data Protection and the GDPR regulations and approached this very seriously. This resulted with very eye-catching statistics regarding the legislation from the previous year. GDPR Local created list of 5 noticable statistics to be shared with our clients and readers to our […]
Since vaccinations against corona virus became available, the employers have been increasingly seeking to know their employees’ vaccination status. However, the vaccination status classifies as a health data, which is a special category of personal data under the GDPR. Due to it’s sensitive nature, processing of such personal data is generally prohibited, unless an exception […]
Since GDPR became a thing on May 25th 2018, organisations need to be prepared to comply with a whole new set of data protection regulations, or face fines of up to 4% of your worldwide annual revenue. The regulation is set to disrupt businesses across the world, and provide a big data privacy boost for consumers, […]
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It’s been three years since the introduction of one of the toughest data protection laws – the European General Data Protection Regulation [GDPR]. Since the regulation took effect in May 2018, hundreds of millions of euros worth of fines have been issued across the European Economic Area and the U.K. Any organisation, be it a […]
There are many definitions of empathy but the Wikipedia definition is, ‘the capacity to understand or feel what another person is feeling from within their terms of reference’. This is a little deep for a Monday but I think this is a very important consideration when you reply to any sort of GDPR SAR or complaint. […]
Billed as the “most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years”, GDPR took affect on 25 May 2018. So what is the regulation and why should accountants take notice? What are the implications for accountants? Accountants handle a vast amount of data – both client and employee – on a daily basis. Firms will need […]
The GDPR is seen as the gold standard for data privacy and protection around the world. If breached, the enforcement can be harsh, to say the least. Infringement of some of the GDPR laws can result in fines, big fines. For example, a €20 milion or 4% of global annual turnover fine (whichever is greater) […]
Since the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulation, organisations, both large and small, have been affected, including companies involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency that have to ensure that their infrastructure is GDPR compliant. Blockchain And Cryptocurrency The fundamental logic behind blockchain is its security and encryption that makes data unreadable to others without the […]
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