The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a major shakeup in data protection laws across all Member States of the EU. It came into force on 25 May 2018, and as a Regulation, was automatically applied in every Member State.

GDPR: The Basics is a 15 minute course that guides users through the changes being applied as a result of GDPR. GDPR: The Basics complements our existing online GDPR course, GDPR: Privacy at Work.

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The new GDPR course covers:

  • Privacy regulations timeline
  • Key differences between GDPR and the Data Protection Act 1998
  • The conditions for processing data
  • The 6 data protection principles under GDPR
  • Guidelines on obtaining consent for processing data
  • International laws regarding data transfers
  • Useful GDPR compliance resources

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