What is Schrems II and how does it affect your international data transfer

On July 16, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union [CJEU] issued its judgement in the Data Protection Commissioner vs. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximilian Schrems (C-311.18) – the Schrems II case. In this landmark decision, the CJEU declared the European Commission’s Privacy Shield – one of the most widely used primary data transfer […]

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Is buying data legal and GDPR compliant?

This is a complicated question, but in short, using bought data is legal and in line with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations). HOWEVER, this is only the case if it has been purchased in the right way, from the right source. GDPR states that, to contact an individual, you need explicit consent from them. Most […]

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When can we refuse to comply with a SAR (Subject Access request) ?

A lot of companies are receiving SAR’s almost every day. Not all of the SAR’s are relevant and a lot of them might be from the people that are issuing them for a private reasons of to gain some financial revenue. Check this article and find out what are the situtations that you can refuse […]

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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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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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