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GDPR

From 25 May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be enforced across Europe. The GDPR actually came into force on 25 May 2016 however organisations have been given 2 years to prepare for the most significant changes we have seen to data protection in over 20 years.

Click here for more details about how to prepare for the GDPR.

As we are now more than halfway through this preparation period it's important to ask yourself, is my organisation aware of the changes and what can I do to prepare?

The key changes brought in by the GDPR will be:

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ePrivacy regulation

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