On 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (or “GDPR”) will come into effect and usher in a new data protection regime for the UK
What does the GDPR mean for your organisation?
Far heavier fines - up to €20million or 4% of worldwide turnover (whichever is higher) new and stricter requirements for valid consent;
more explicit and extensive compliance requirements for all agreements involving personal data;
compulsory reporting of data breaches and strict time limits for doing so;
in some cases, a duty to appoint a data protection officer;
new data subject rights, and changes to the rules dealing with subject access requests;
data processors being directly liable for breaches of the law;
strict requirements for privacy policies and notices;
a requirement to carry out privacy impact assessments in some situations.
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The content of this page is a summary of the law in force at the date of publication and is not exhaustive, nor does it contain definitive advice. Specialist legal advice should be sought in relation to any queries that may arise.