In light of data protection laws like GDPR and the ePrivacy Regulations (PECR) you may be concerned about whether your WordPress website is placing cookies on your visitors devices – and whether you should be concerned about this. In this article we’ve collaborated with wordpress web development experts to explore exactly what you can expect …
The UK Home Office has been issued an enforcement notice alongside a stern warning by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for inadequately assessing the privacy implications of electronic monitoring of migrants. This action follows discussions with the ICO regarding a controversial pilot program that tracked the GPS locations of up to 600 migrants who entered …
At Measured Collective, we are always striving to provide the best possible learning experience for our community of over 5,000 people who have joined us to deepen their understanding of data protection and GDPR compliance. We’re excited to announce that our Free GDPR Training Course is now available on a more reliable platform with no …
French broadcasting company Groupe Canal+ was recently fined €600,000 by the French data protection authority (CNIL) for multiple violations of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The CNIL’s investigation uncovered several areas where Canal+ was non-compliant: The data breach in question exposed the contact details of around 10,000 Canal+ subscribers over a period of 5 hours. …
It’s one of the most flexible lawful bases under GDPR but applying it comes with some caveats. To apply legitimate interests you need to be sure that your processing activity fulfils your purposes, is necessary and doesn’t override the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. In other words, your use of …
Under Article 13 of GDPR you must give data subjects information about your data processing practices, this is commonly known as the “Right to be informed”. This information includes but is not limited to what types of data you process about them, under what legal basis you process the data and where the processing takes …
In today’s world, we all end up processing personal data in some capacity even if we are not in a client or customer facing role. GDPR training has become essential for the whole team. Without good training, staff will lack the awareness required to complete their day to day tasks in a GDPR compliant manner. …
Whether you’re using a simple contact us form on your website, trying to drive newsletter sign-ups or even manage job applications through online forms. Most of us are using online forms somewhere on our websites. Forms are a practical way to gather data but can also be a GDPR compliance risk if not set up …
If you processing personal data for “b2b” or business to business purposes, does GDPR apply? There is often some confusion over this issue but in most cases yes, the GDPR still applies. So in this article we’ll look at some examples of b2b processing and explore what you may need to consider in order to …
Table of Contents What the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield mean for email marketing tools like Mailchimp What exactly is an IDTA? What recent changes enable easier data transfers from the UK to the US? Does Mailchimp have the DPF UK Extension? Where does Mailchimp process your users’ data? Should marketing teams avoid using …
