Data protection and GDPR
Data Protection and GDPR
Data protection law reform is coming with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect from 25 May 2018.
Data protection legislation covers everyone about whom you keep personal data. This includes employees, volunteers, service users, members, supporters and donors.
The legislation:
Data Protection Policy and Procedures Policy template
Using this template
Work your way through, removing the guidance in red type and the yellow-highlighting of the examples as you complete each section.
Factsheet 21: General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act
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What is GDPR and the Data Protection Act?
Data protection legislation isn’t a new thing. The new legislation builds on rules we have had in place for a number of years but refreshes to reflect new technologies and ways we use data and information.