GDPR

What is GDPR?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive data privacy regulation implemented by the European Union (EU) in 2018. It aims to protect the personal data of EU citizens and residents by regulating how organizations collect, process, and store this data. GDPR applies to any organization, regardless of location, that handles the personal data of EU individuals. Key principles include consent, data minimization, transparency, and the right to access and delete personal data. Non-compliance can result in significant fines.

The GDPR is built on seven core principles that govern the processing of personal data:

1. Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency: Data processing must have a legal basis, be conducted fairly, and individuals must be informed about how their data is being used.
2. Purpose Limitation: Personal data should be collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.
3. Data Minimization: Only the minimum amount of personal data necessary for the specified purpose should be collected and processed.
4. Accuracy: Personal data should be accurate, kept up to date, and steps should be taken to ensure inaccurate data is rectified or erased.
5. Storage Limitation: Personal data should be kept in a form that permits identification of individuals for no longer than necessary for the purposes for which it was processed.
6. Integrity and Confidentiality: Personal data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing, and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
7. Accountability: Data controllers are responsible for demonstrating compliance with GDPR principles and must implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure and demonstrate compliance.

These principles form the foundation of GDPR and guide organizations in handling personal data in a lawful, fair, and transparent manner.