GDPR

This Regulation lays down rules relating to the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and rules relating to the free move…

The controller shall take appropriate measures to provide any information referred to in Articles 13 and 14 to the data subject in a concise, transparent, intel…

Where personal data relating to a data subject are collected from the data subject, the controller shall, at the time when personal data are obtained, provide t…

The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, a…

The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay where one of the foll…

This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means and to the processing other than by automated means of personal d…

The controller shall, both at the time of the determination of the means for processing and at the time of the processing itself, implement appropriate technica…

Where processing is to be carried out on behalf of a controller, the controller shall use only processors providing sufficient guarantees to implement appropria…

This Regulation applies to the processing of personal data in the context of the activities of an establishment of a controller or a processor in the Union, reg…

Each controller shall maintain a record of processing activities under its responsibility. That record shall contain all of the following information: the name …

The controller and the processor shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk, includ…

In the case of a personal data breach, the controller shall without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it, no…

When the personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall communicate the personal da…

Where a type of processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall, prior to the processing, carr…

The controller and the processor shall designate a data protection officer in any case where: (a) the processing is carried out by a public authority or body; (…

(1) "personal data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified,…

Any transfer of personal data to a third country or to an international organisation shall take place only if the conditions laid down in this Chapter are compl…

In the absence of an adequacy decision, a controller or processor may transfer personal data to a third country only if the controller or processor has provided…

Personal data shall be:(a) processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject ("lawfulness, fairness and transparency");(b) …

Processing shall be lawful only if and to the extent that at least one of the following applies:(a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his …

Where processing is based on consent, the controller shall be able to demonstrate that the data subject has consented to processing of his or her personal data.…

Infringements relating to basic principles for processing, conditions for consent, data subjects' rights, and transfers of personal data to a third country shal…

CCPA vs GDPR: Key Differences for Multinational Companies If your organization collects personal data from both California residents and EU citizens, you're na…

Employee Monitoring and Privacy: GDPR and US Law Employee monitoring has become standard practice in modern workplaces, from email surveillance to keystroke log…

GDPR Consent: What Counts and What Doesn't Consent is one of the most misunderstood legal bases under the General Data Protection Regulation. Many organization…

GDPR Data Protection by Design: Engineering RequirementsData Protection by Design (DPbD) is not a compliance afterthought—it is a mandatory engineering discipli…

GDPR Data Protection Impact Assessments: When and How Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) are a cornerstone of GDPR compliance and operational risk mana…

GDPR Data Transfers After Schrems II: SCCs, TIAs, and DPF The Court of Justice of the European Union's decision in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ire…

GDPR Legitimate Interests: The Balancing Test Explained The legitimate interests basis under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) remains one of the most frequently invoked—and…

IntroductionIncident response planning is not optional under modern data protection frameworks. HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI-DSS each impose mandatory breach notificati…

Responding to Data Subject Access Requests Under GDPRData Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are one of the most frequently encountered compliance obligations unde…

Vendor Risk Management Under GDPR and HIPAA Managing vendor risk in regulated industries requires a dual-framework approach. Whether you operate under GDPR, HIP…

What Counts as Personal Data Under GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fundamentally changed how organizations handle information about individu…

This checklist provides a systematic approach to GDPR breach response and notification obligations. Organizations must act swiftly upon discovery of a personal …

This checklist ensures compliant handling of Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and other data subject rights requests under the General Data Protection Regul…

This checklist provides data controllers with a structured framework to demonstrate GDPR compliance. Each item references specific regulatory sections and inclu…

This checklist ensures compliance with GDPR requirements when engaging third-party vendors and processors who handle personal data. Organizations must conduct t…

The ICO issued British Airways a £20 million fine following a 2018 data breach affecting approximately 400,000 customers. Attackers harvested customer and staff…

The ICO fined Marriott International £18.4 million following a data breach that began in 2014 and ran through 2018. The breach originated in the reservation sys…

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting as lead supervisory authority, fined Meta Platforms €1.2 billion for transferring personal data of Facebook u…