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Is it a good time to do data protection training?

Data protection training is often one of those things that gets put on the back burner. There never seems to be a ‘right time’ to do it. You are too busy running your business and there’s no time to squeeze in training.

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GDPR services schools
Data Protection & GDPR
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Covid-19 and Data Protection

Can I monitor my staff for COVID – 19 symptoms? With Boris Johnson issuing new guidance that some of us can now return to work,

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interim dpo services case studies
Data Protection & GDPR
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Interim DPO Services – Case Study

We were recently approach by a Borough Council in the South East about our interim Data Protection Officer services. Their DPO had left suddenly and

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data breach special category
Data Protection & GDPR
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Do you hold special category data?

Before we address the issue of whether your organisation holds special category data, we’d better start with what special category data actually is. What is

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subject access
Data Protection & GDPR
Mel

What on earth is a SAR?

Subject access requests or a SAR refers to the right of an individual to request full details of the personal data held about them by

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Data Protection & GDPR
Mel

Cookie Compliance

Since the introduction of GDPR and the revision of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations there are some pretty strict steps to follow in order

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new support portal
Data Protection & GDPR
Mel

Our New Support Portal

We have some exciting news to share with you all. Today, we have launched our new DPO services support portal and helpdesk. The reason we

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data protection in airports
Data Protection & GDPR
Mel

Data Protection in Airports

When a traveller visits an airport, the collecting of a myriad of personal data occurs. This is both from the passengers and visitors to the

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