Taking the necessary steps to guarantee your data privacy
On 25th May 2018, a European privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will come into effect.
The General Data Protection Regulation standardises data protection law across all 28 EU countries and imposes strict new rules on controlling and processing personally identifiable information (PII). It also extends the protection of personal data and data protection rights by giving control back to EU residents. GDPR replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive, and it also supersedes the 1998 UK Data Protection Act.
Imposing new rules on companies, government agencies, non-profits, and other organisations that offer goods and services to people in the European Union (EU), or that collect and analyse data tied to EU residents, the GDPR applies no matter where you are located.
Excel in Business has extensive expertise in protecting data, championing privacy, and complying with complex regulations, and currently complies with both current EU legislation. Given that data is the lifeblood of our organisation, we believe that the GDPR is an important step forward for clarifying and enabling individual privacy rights, as we enter an increasingly digitalised age where data is the new currency.
We are entirely committed to GDPR compliance across our hosted and cloud services when enforcement begins on May 25, 2018, and provide GDPR related assurances in our contractual commitments.
In order to comply with GDPR, we have drafted a new privacy policy, which reflects our commitments to your data privacy, and that we encourage you to review.
What are the key changes under GDPR?
Personal Privacy
Individuals have the right to:
- Access their personal data
- Correct errors in their personal data
- Erase their personal data
- Object to processing of their personal data
- Export personal data
Controls & Notifications
Organisations will need to:
- Protect personal data using appropriate security
- Notify authorities of personal data breaches
- Obtain appropriate consents for processing data
- Keep records detailing data processing
Transparent Policies
Organisations are required to:
- Provide clear notice of data collection
- Outline processing purposes and use cases
- Define data retention and deletion policies
IT and training
Organisations will need to:
- Train privacy personnel and employees
- Audit and update data policies
- Employ a Data Protection Officer (if required)
- Create and manage compliant vendor contracts
What data do you hold on me?
Please complete the form below if you would like to request access to the personal information which we hold on you.
Alternatively, if you would like to update your communication preferences, to decide what information you receive from us, please click here.
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