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GDPR Data Retention: Adequate, relevant and not excessive

Posted on 19th June 20186th October 2018

Many people ask us how long they should store data for to be GDPR compliant. The very brief answer from the EU is: You must store data for the shortest time possible. This phrase “shortest possible”, while certainly punchy is sadly imprecise. This article attempts to shine some light on what it really means. Public accountability […]

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Consent: one of six lawful bases to process personal data, in GDPR

Posted on 12th June 20186th October 2018

Article 6 of Regulation 2016/679, the General Data Protection Regulation (hereafter: GDPR). sets the conditions for a lawful personal data processing and describes the six and only six, lawful bases for personal data processing, only one of which is consent. It is important to note that one of these six bases must be established prior to processing for each specific purpose. Generally, consent can only […]