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Why is this important? Are you sat there thinking well isn’t that obvious to know what personal data I collect and use?  If you are, you are in the minority.  It is very surprising how many businesses don’t really know what data they are collecting and using or in some cases collecting and not using.  […] [...]

What is the problem? It is now three years since GDPR becoming enforceable. However, it is still amazing how many businesses get confused by the term “processing personal data”.  There are plenty of businesses I meet who seem completely unaware they are processing personal data.  It may even surprise you to read this but I’ve […] [...]

Basically, special category personal data is personal data that is more sensitive in nature so therefore needs greater protection. Specifically, special category personal data includes any information relating to: racial or ethnic origin; political opinions; religious or philosophical beliefs; trade union membership; the processing of genetic data; biometric data (for the purpose of uniquely identifying someone); […] [...]

GDPR defines personal data as: “any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors […] [...]

Writing a privacy notice Once you’ve identified and pulled together all the information that you need to put into your privacy notice, and please do invest quality time doing this stage of the work, you need to then put pen to paper to write the privacy notice.  Now, this can be easier said than done […] [...]

I thought I’d start the week off by telling you about one of the changes we’re making to our website here at Dunwell Data Protection. We’ve added an FAQs page – I know that’s grabbed your attention! Over the years our client database has grown with many varied types of businesses using our services and however […] [...]

What they are and what must they include You probably hear the term privacy notice quite a lot, but do you know what one is? Simply put a privacy notice gives an individual specific information about what you will do with their personal data when they hand it over to you. If, as part of […] [...]

Having had an interesting chat with a client recently about using bought-in or rented mailing lists from third parties to undertake direct marketing activities I thought it would be useful to share some useful tips and reminders when it comes to using such lists for your own direct marketing activities. Remember, when it comes to […] [...]

The Queen’s Speech today announced a new Data Protection Bill.  In case you missed it, here is the text from the speech and the briefing notes: Data Protection Bill – Queen’s Speech The Bill will fulfil a manifesto commitment to ensure the UK has a data protection regime that is fit for the 21st century. […] [...]

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has prepared new guidance on consent under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR).  This guidance is now out for consultation and the ICO is seeking your views by 31 March 2017. Consent under GDPR is at a higher standard than that under the Data Protection Act 1998 so it […] [...]