Course Outline
Understanding the GDPR
- Defining personal and sensitive data
- Assembling your internal team
- Clarifying key GDPR terminology
- Implementing privacy by design and privacy by default
Team Configuration
- Selecting appropriate personnel from legal, marketing, IT, and HR departments
- Understanding the role of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and assessing your need for one
Access Control and Permissions
- Identifying whether information constitutes personal data
- Determining who has access to the data
- Managing storage methods, including electronic and paper-based systems
- Ensuring data security measures are in place
Rights and Obligations
- Recognizing the rights of data subjects
- Understanding the obligations of data controllers
- Understanding the obligations of data processors
- Handling data subject requests
- Managing international data transfers
- Defining and responding to data breaches
- Reviewing potential fines and penalties
- Evaluating third-party services
- Addressing cross-border data transfers
Developing Policies and Procedures (Legal Considerations)
- Drafting comprehensive data privacy policies for both employees and clients
- Documenting the legal basis for data possession
- Establishing codes of conduct for data collection and handling
- Reviewing third-party contracts with external suppliers
Ongoing Maintenance
- Ensuring held data remains current and accurate
- Updating privacy notices and procedures in response to evolving GDPR standards
- Adjusting contracts as necessary to maintain compliance.
Requirements
No prior experience or specific prerequisites are required to participate in this course.
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.
