Course Outline
Introduction to GDPR
- Distinguishing between personal data and sensitive data
- Assembling your team
- Key GDPR terminology explained
- Applying privacy by design and privacy by default
Forming a dedicated team
- Selecting key personnel from legal, marketing, IT, and HR departments
- Understanding the role of a DPO and determining if one is necessary
Access control and permissions
- Identifying what constitutes personal data
- Defining who has access to specific data
- Determining storage methods and locations, whether electronic or paper-based
- Implementing data security measures
Legal rights and responsibilities
- Understanding Data Subjects and their entitlements
- Obligations of the Controller
- Obligations of the Processor
- Responding to data access requests
- Managing cross-border data transfers
- Defining a data breach
- Consequences, fines, and penalties
- Managing third-party service providers
- Regulations regarding international data transfers
Establishing policies and procedures (Legal aspects)
- Formulating data privacy policies for employees and customers
- Documenting the legal basis for data retention
- Setting codes of conduct for data collection and processing
- Reviewing external third-party agreements with suppliers
Ongoing maintenance
- Data accuracy – ensuring all held data is current
- Revising privacy notices and procedures to align with GDPR updates
- Updating contractual agreements as necessary
Requirements
Participation in this course does not require any specific prior qualifications.
Testimonials (3)
The variety of the information shared and the clarity to explain terms in plain English.
Arisbe Mendoza - Fairtrade International
Course - GDPR Workshop
The training was very informative and relevant to the realities of what we are dealing with. It was very eye-opening to understand how to deal with data of UE residents. The trainer was very informed and prepared on the subject.
Isaac Rewa - Fairtrade International
Course - GDPR Workshop
I generally enjoyed the knowledge of the trainer.
