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What Does GDPR Mean For Companies Based Outside The EU?

The implications for companies based outside the EU are exactly the same as those for EU countries, if they process personal data from the EU. That’s because GDPR applies to the personal data of people based in the EU. If you want to process it, e.g. to sell to customers in the EU, you have […]

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GDPR is Three Years Old!

With all that’s changed in the world, the arrival of the third anniversary of the General Data Protection regulation may seem trivial, even irrelevant. But dismissing it would be a mistake. This is actually an opportune moment to take stock of what effect it’s had on data protection and whether your organization has managed to […]

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3 data privacy trends to expect in 2021

 According to  Forrester Predictions 2021, we look at three privacy trends that are very likely inbound in 2021 Expect more privacy laws Log onto most websites these days, and one of the first things you’re likely to see are notifications about data cookies: how the website is collecting your data, what it intends to do […]

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EU/UK representative services

Article 27: Article 27 of the GDPR includes the requirement for companies that provide goods and services to EU citizens should provide an EU based Representative so that data subjects and Regulators can easily contact companies to raise data protection issues or concerns. Now that the UK has left the EU the situation becomes slightly […]

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EU representatives – your FAQ’s answered

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Here at GDPRlocal, we get lots of questions about what exactly an EU  Representative is, what they do and whether your business actually needs one. We’ve produced a list of our most frequently asked questions to help you better understand this little-known piece of the GDPR. What is an EU  Representative? An EU  Representative is […]

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Important – data transfers outside of the EU

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If you transfer data outside of the EU,  you now need to ensure that you have completed a risk assessment in addition to the Standard Contractual Clauses you should already have in place. The rules on data transfer changed at the end of July, which means action must be taken now. To help you get […]

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Are you sharing data outside of the EU ? Read this

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The rules relating to sharing data with any company outside the EU  have recently changed and the previously accepted standard contract clauses are no longer considered adequate. If you share data with any company outside the EU,  you need to ensure that you have completed a risk assessment as well as checking that your contract […]

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