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Spanish DPA imposes a 25.000 EUR fine for not appointing a DPO and not notifying the DPA on time

Jun 18, 2020

DPO Alert! Spanish DPA imposes a 25.000 EUR fine on company for not appointing a DPO and not making the necessary notification to the DPA on time!...

Court fines Dutch Data Protection Authority for not taking an enforcement decision within the legal deadline

Jun 10, 2020

On 24 March 2017, the plaintiff filed an enforcement request with the Dutch DPA asking that the collection and processing of medical and special...

Record of processing activities for companies based outside the EU- video

Jun 10, 2020

If you're a company based outside the EU but you fall under the scope of the GDPR you will most likely need to have a record of processing...

Impacts du RGPD pour les sociétés hors UE

Jun 10, 2020

Saviez-vous que le Règlement Général sur la Protection des Données s’applique également aux sociétés étrangères à l’UE si elles offrent des produits...

GDPR and US companies: Up close with a Privacy Shield official

May 29, 2020

On Tuesday 26 May, EDPO hosted an exclusive webinar on GDPR and US companies with a Privacy Shield official. Rochelle Osei-Tutu shared her insights...

DPO and conflict of interest: the Belgian DPA issues a 50,000 EUR fine

May 4, 2020

On 28 April 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”), fined a Belgian company 50,000 EUR for breach of article 38 (6) of the GDPR. The...

Your Quick Guide to GDPR Fines and Sanctions

Mar 19, 2020

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is novel not just because of the sweeping nature of the regulation. It's also one of the first...

GDPR and Brexit: How Data Protection Will Be Impacted

Mar 3, 2020

Brexit will change almost every core function for UK companies that do business with the EU: from trade to regulation, hiring and transport, there's...