The General Data Protection Regulation is a newly updated EU policy which replaced the Data Protection Directive (DPD) with an intention to improvise the protection of the personal data. This policy applies to the entities within EU as well as the non-EU businesses who are involved in marketing their products to EU.
Essential Details of GDPR and About the Preparation of Thomson Data:
The European General Data Protection Regulation is an update of the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. This new policy came into enforcement on 25th May 2018. It is envisioned to harmonize data privacy laws across the European Union and hence protects the personal data of the EU citizens. GDPR encourages all the businesses to be transparent in the data processing activity. In the UK, the GDPR policy will replace the Data Protection Act.
The 1995 Directive for data protection and privacy lays a foundation for GDPR. The advancement of the technology in the 80s gave rise to the increased use of computers. This progression resulted in the changes in various activities such as data collection, storage, and processing. Hence to be more rigorous about data privacy, the European Data Protection Directive came into existence in 1995. This directive stated data protection principles which were used by the organizations for over two decades.
Principles of Data Protection Directive
Find as well as process the personal information of an individual reasonably.
The organizations must take necessary actions to safeguard the user’s data
One must not keep the user’s data for longer than necessary
Organizations can use it only for specified purposes in a legitimate manner.
The database must include only updated and accurate information.
On request, you can give a copy of the personal data to any individual
Process the data in a way that is compatible with the intention of the collection
Ensure that the data collected from an individual is relevant and acceptable
Data subjects should be given the access to their personal data
Although the primary goal of these principles is to include the harmonization of data protection laws, it was still a directive. It led to a path for a more significant piece of legislation known as GDPR which became an enforceable law in all the member state. Also, the newly updated General Data Protection Regulation includes various provisions to strengthen the rights of data subjects. Besides, it adds harsher penalties for the violation of the law. Apart from that, one should note that this law is not applicable to legal entities and also a deceased person.
The newly updated GDPR policy applies not only to EU businesses but also to the non-EU firms who monitor or process the data of EU citizens. Also, to enhance the data privacy of an individual, the GDPR strengthens their right with many criteria’s. The individuals have all the right to know about the usage of their data, and also to rectify or delete them anytime. We will see those changes in the next section.
– Rights to Access
– Right to Be Forgotten
– Right to Portability
– Consent
– Severe Penalties
– Territorial Scope
– Privacy by Design
– Accountability
– Breach Notification
– Data Protection Officers
– Responsibility
We Safeguard Your Personal Data
We invested in our robust security team to meet GDPR obligations
At every point, we carry out a fair and a transparent process.
We inform every individual about the usage of their data in our company
We take consent before sending any marketing emails to the customers
We are responsible for deleting or changing your data as per your requirement
You can send us an email, and our team will process it accordingly
Our team also provides an Opt-out option along with every email
We clean up the database regularly and also remove the obsolete data
Our squad audited all our existing contact data to keep it accurate
We implemented a re-permission program with email confirmations
Our team is responsible for classifying and tracking the usage of an individual’s data
Also, we follow rigid steps to protect, securely share, and revoke the access
“Fulfilling data privacy and security commitments are important to us.”
Our Expertise in Data Privacy
We review how we store as well as use data about our customers on their behalf
We educate our customers about GDPR and also about its rules
Our team ensures that only the authorized person can access the individuals’ data
Also, the data is identifiable and secure regardless of its storage space
We utilize comprehensive technology for data, network, and application security
All the information is in an encrypted format and also password-protected
We continuously monitor our data for breaches and hence notify you if we find any
Our company also complies with several other standards and regulations
It is a member of the Direct Marketing Association and follows BBB standard
– Article 29 Working Party
– Data Breach
– Data Controller
– Data Erasure
– Data Processor
– Data Processing
– Data Protection Officer (DPO)
– Data Subject
– Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
– Personal Data
– Profiling
– Supervisory Authority
– Third Country
– Third Country
