GDPR SummaryThe summary of what you need to know about data privacy and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

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  Schrems II a summary – all you need to know
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 23 Nov 2020
  On 16 July 2020, the European Court of Justice issued the Schrems II judgement with significant implications for the use of US cloud services....
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  Supplemental protection to Standard Contracting clauses
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 14 Sep 2020
  Supplemental protection to Standard Contracting clauses is additional forms of appropriate safeguards. They are important for being compliant with the GDPR in view of...
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  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 14 Sep 2020
  The principle of transparency in the GDPR lays the foundation for a business' communication with data subjects. The principle steers both which information you...
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  Legitimate Interest Assessment – all You Need to Know
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 15 Sep 2020
  For the processing of personal data, you need at least one legal basis. The most common ones are contract, consent, and legitimate interest. But...
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  GDPR article 49 derogations applicable to international transfers
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 14 Sep 2020
  Apart from standard contractual clauses as a legal ground for transferring data to countries outside the EU/EES, there are GDPR Article 49 derogations applicable...
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  Audit Powers of the Data Protection Authority: How to Prepare
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 14 Sep 2020
  The Data Protection Authorities ("DPA") in the EU Member States have the mission to work for the protection of human rights regarding the processing...
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  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 14 Sep 2020
  GDPR affects recruitment by changing how personal data can be collected, stored and used. It will be more difficult to process large volumes of...
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  Retention Policy – An overview
  Sharp Cookie Advisors - 7 May 2019
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GDPR SummaryThe summary of what you need to know about data privacy and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

This is a GDPR summary, a summary of what the General Data Protection Regulation in EU is about and a high-level overview of the law and its implications.The site is provided by GDPR Summary (ServiceReda Sweden AB) with content from partners. A major contributor is the tech and business law firm Sharp Cookie Advisors.

Schrems II a summary – all you need to know

Supplemental protection to Standard Contracting clauses

What does transparency in the GDPR mean?

Legitimate Interest Assessment – all You Need to Know

GDPR article 49 derogations applicable to international transfers

Audit Powers of the Data Protection Authority: How to Prepare

How GDPR Affects Recruitment

Retention Policy – An overview

Security of Personal Data

Data Processing Agreement Basics

Individuals Right to Information

What is a Personal Data Breach?

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