The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new regulation which will take effect from 25th May 2018. It is being introduced to strengthen data privacy for people all across the EU. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is replacing the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
Whatever the size of your business, you will need to comply and be aware of the new regulations set out under GDPR.
The Information Commissioners’s Office (ICO, https://ico.org.uk/) has produced a useful guide to the GDPR. See https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/
“Introduction
“The Guide to the GDPR explains the provisions of the GDPR to help organisations comply with its requirements. It is for those who have day-to-day responsibility for data protection.
“This is a living document and we are working to expand it in key areas. It includes links to relevant sections of the GDPR itself, to other ICO guidance and to guidance produced by the EU’s Article 29 Working Party. The Working Party includes representatives of the data protection authorities from each EU member state, and the ICO is the UK’s representative.
“Alongside the Guide to the GDPR, we have produced a number of tools to help organisations to prepare for the GDPR:”
https://ico.org.uk/media/1624219/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf