In all the hyperbole and misinformation surrounding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in recent weeks, it may have been easy to miss the UK passing its own updated data protection legislation – the imaginatively titled Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act), which …
Category Archives: Guidance
Digital Minister Privacy Mis-App
Categories: GDPR, Guidance, Public Information, Security, TransparencyNot App-y Last week, Digital Minister Matt Hancock MP, released an app aimed at members of his constituency, to help them engage and raise subjects of interest with him as their MP. However, within a few hours of its release, …
Changes to the ICO Subject Access Code of Practice
Categories: Charities, Data Sharing, GDPR, Guidance, ICOThe right of an individual to be told whether an organisation is processing their personal data and be given access to that data (“subject access”) is a significant one in data protection law, and was the most common type of …
Fundraising Factsheet: Consent, confusion and clarity
Categories: Charities, Consent, Fundraising, GDPR, GuidanceThose attending Fundraising Week recently could be forgiven for scratching their heads and leaving none the wiser about the future of fundraising. Rob Wilson MP, the Minister for Civil Society, called on charities to prepare for ‘opt-in’ for fundraising – …
Do you agree? Getting consent projects right
Categories: Charities, Consent, Fundraising, GDPR, Guidance, ICOWith new guidance from the Fundraising Regulator and ICO, and the GDPR now almost visible on the horizon, many organisations are feeling the need to take action about consent. This is understandable; if you send campaigning, fundraising or awareness raising …
Fifty Shades of Screening – Fundraising and Regulatory Compliance
Categories: Charities, Consent, Data Sharing, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, TransparencyThe ICO’s new guidance addresses key questions that remained unanswered following the RSPCA and BHF fines: Do you need consent to undertake wealth screening? Is it compliant to use publicly available personal information for fundraising purposes? First, this is a …
What the RSPCA and BHF fines mean for you
Categories: Breach, Charities, Consent, Fines, Fundraising, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, TransparencyWe now have the full details of the RSPCA and British Heart Foundation fines. They have promoted the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator to issue a joint alert about compliance with data protection law. The actions you should take …
BREXIT does not mean DP-EXIT
Categories: Brexit, Charities, GDPR, Guidance, ICOThe first major post-Brexit speech delivered by the new Information Commission stressed the importance of preparing now for the coming changes in data protection regulation. The GDPR is likely to become law on 25th May 2018 if Brexit is not …
Safe Harbour – the practical steps to take
Categories: Guidance, ICOThe recent European Court of Justice case – ruling that US firms signed up to the “Safe Harbour” scheme could no longer be automatically considered to provide “adequate protection” to personal data they had received from clients in the EU – …
IRMS 3rd Sector Records Retention Toolkit launched
Categories: Charities, GuidanceTuesday 3rd November 2015 saw the launch of the first IRMS Records Retention Toolkit for the charity sector. A healthy mix of charities, Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) representatives and business service providers attended the launch. Gary Shipsey, Managing Director …