Be in the Know: General Data Protection Regulation Seminar

General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in data privacy regulation in 20 years…

Are you aware of the changes to Data Protection legislation taking place in May 2018? The new legislation, known as GDPR, will affect the data you hold in your organisation. If you are not aware, then you need to read on…

What is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how does it affect you?
The Government are introducing new legislation that affects the collection of personal data. This will mean that data protection law is changing on 25 May 2018 and your charity will need to be ready for this. The General Data Protection Regulation, also known as (GDPR) applies to all organisations that collect people’s personal data for business reasons. For example, as a charity this will affect your membership and donation information.

All organisations must ensure that they are compliant with this legislation or they can face financial penalties for data non-compliance in line with the Information Commissioner’s Office guidance.