EU Commission Sets Timeline for New SCCs after the “Schrems” Judgement
In a meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs held in Brussels today, EU Commissioner Didier Reynders delivered remarks on what to expect for the future of international data transfers after the European Court of Justice has ruled the EU-US Privacy...
Data Mapping & the GDPR: "Records of Processing Activities"
Any privacy law implementation program is based a proper data mapping. But is it even a legal obligation? Under the GDPR, the answer is a clear "yes" for most of modern businesses. Article 30 requires companies to maintain so-called "records of processing activities" (also known as RPA or ROPA) with...
GDPR Enforcement: The Real Risks of Non-Compliance
Whereas public supervisory authorities granted an informal grace period to implement the new provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and allocated many resources to awareness-raising campaigns in 2018, their focus clearly shifted towards enforcement in 2019. The risk of...
GDPR Compliance in Email Marketing
“Don’t miss out on the latest deals”, “subscribe to our newsletter”, “get exclusive offers and personalized tips for shopping” – for many businesses, e-mail marketing is still the primary and most effective customer acquisition channel. Collecting email addresses and sending direct marketing...
Aplicabilidad internacional del RGPD de la UE
El Reglamento General de Protección de Datos de la UE (RGPD), una importante ley de privacidad introducida por la Unión Europea en mayo de 2018, no solo tuvo un gran impacto en el sector de los proveedores de servicios digitales basados en datos, sino que hoy sigue afectando a compañías de todos los...
Understanding and Managing Privacy Impact Assessments
Under the GDPR, companies must not only comply with the high privacy standards but are also required to document compliance efforts and internal implementation of the legal requirements. In case of complaints by EU customers or official investigations by EU data protection authorities, a...
How the GDPR Affects Companies Outside the EU
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a major privacy law introduced by the European Union in May 2018, not only shook up the business of data-driven digital service providers but keeps affecting companies of any size and any industry all over the world. Many executives, IT managers and...
Brexit: Implications on Privacy Compliance
Almost four years after the citizens of the United Kingdom have voted in favor of leaving the European Union in a referendum, Brexit is finally approaching on 31 January 2020. Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is part of the EU legal framework which will, in principle, cease to...
Complying with Access Requests under the GDPR
So-called "data subjects", including consumers and employees of B2B business partners, have several rights under the EU Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In practice, one of the most relevant of these is the right to access under Art. 15 GDPR. It entitles natural persons in the EU to request...
