As the owner of a growing business, protecting your company data is vital, alongside complying with strict new data protection regulations contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. And with the new ePrivacy Regulation coming into effect, your business will face even more regulatory burden. It’s important to be prepared.
Our data protection solicitors can advise you on a range of data protection law, from what is covered by data protection, preventing breaches and violations to who needs to register, and following the principles in the Data Protection Act 2018.
With the GDPR in full swing since 25 May 2018, you will need legal advice on your existing data and privacy processes to make sure you remain compliant with this new regulation.
We can provide an expert service, covering all data protection issues your business could encounter. Our service includes explaining and dealing with:
Your obligations under the current Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR
Your data processing and sharing agreements
When you need to appoint a data protection officer and their duties of governance
Due diligence when appointing new business partners
Data retention and when records should be destroyed
Subject access requests and the new subject rights under GDPR
Contractual agreements and data protection clauses to protect your business
Any registration processes
Electronic communications and marketing
Buying and selling databases
Formal enforcement action by the regulator (ICO)
Data protection assessments and audits
Conducting a data privacy impact assessment
Data breach issues, including reporting
Staff training
Drafting data protection policies and processes
Your obligations over the handling of employee data, recruitment and monitoring practices
Data export issues with countries outside of Europe that do not provide ‘an adequate level of protection’ under EU law