In-house Legal Bulletin - April 2017

19.04.17

GDPR - What are the key changes?

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.

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

The European data protection reform package also includes an update to the current ePrivacy legislation. The new ePrivacy Regulation is scheduled to apply from 25 May 2018. The Regulation is still in draft form but as organisations will have a shorter period to prepare it is important to be aware of the changes.

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Data Protection Reform: GDPR - how can I start to prepare?

Brexit will not exempt organisations from GDPR compliance - the government has confirmed that GDPR will apply in the UK. As we are now only a little over a year away from 25 May 2018 it is essential that everyone starts to prepare now for the changes set out in our article GDPR - what are the key changes?

What are the initial steps that all organisations should take, prior to 25 May 2018, to prepare for the GDPR?

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Data Protection Reform: ePrivacy Regulation - what are the new cookie laws?

In our previous articles we considered the key changes under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and what steps organisations should be taking to prepare. Here we summarise the key changes of the draft E-Privacy Regulation (the "Regulation").

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