March 18, 2024

What is a DPA and why do you need one?

A Data Processing Agreement (DPA), also called a Data Processor Agreement, is a legally binding contract between a data controller (usually your organisation) and a data processor […]
January 22, 2024

International Data Transfers: Explaining EU SCCs, UK Addendum and UK IDTA

EU and UK-based organisations regularly need to transfer personal data to different countries for a variety of reasons – project collaborations, partnerships, service providers etc.  With […]
October 30, 2023

Vendor due diligence & GDPR compliance: 5 practical steps

From IT solutions to DPO services, accounting, and customer services, the global outsourcing sector is expanding to support the needs of organisations across all industry sectors. […]
March 20, 2023

An insight into American data protection laws

The globe has never been as interconnected as it is right now. With the significant development of technology over recent years, the way we process and […]
January 9, 2023

International Data Transfers: What does the UK guidance mean

In February 2022, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) laid out the proposed international data transfer agreement (IDTA) before Parliament. Alongside […]
November 28, 2022

What is the European Health Data Space and what does it mean for your organisation?

It is no secret that the European Union (EU) is working hard to ensure that the EU remains one of the top innovators and commercially prosperous […]
October 31, 2022

Google Analytics 4 doesn’t have to be scary – here’s what you need to know

Countless organisations have for many years been using Google Analytics (GA) to provide visitor usage statistics for their websites.  GA enables website owners to monitor users’ […]
September 5, 2022

Clinical trials: Ensuring there is no ‘trial and error’ for sponsors when it comes to data protection

Clinical trials have been at the forefront of many peoples’ minds recently due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the vaccination trials that were completed in record […]
May 3, 2022

Website cookies – past, present and future

When it comes to consumer tracking and data protection, there is one word that often springs to mind: Cookies. Thanks to PECR (the Privacy and Electronic […]
April 4, 2022

Vendor due diligence – what you need to consider

The latest UK Data Protection Index report, produced jointly by The DPO Centre and Data Protection World Forum (DPWF) and based on a quarterly survey of […]
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