GDPR and Data Protection Lawyers

GDPR and Data Protection Lawyers

The DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018 and UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) apply to all organisations in the UK that process or control the processing of personal data.

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GDPR and Data Protection Lawyers

The DPA (Data Protection Act) 2018 and UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) apply to all organisations in the UK that process or control the processing of personal data.

Failure to comply leaves you open to regulatory action. Penalties can include, including fines of up to £17.5 million or 4% of your annual global turnover (whichever is greater), as well as legal action from aggrieved data subjects in the event of a data breach.

And if you process European Union residents’ personal information, you also need to comply with the EU GDPR.

Understanding what you need to do to meet your data protection obligations – and how to demonstrate your compliance – can be time-consuming, complex and fraught with error.

Fortunately, expertise is at hand: if you need help getting and staying compliant with data protection law, GRCI Law has everything you need.


How GRCI Law can help you

Our data privacy and data protection experts can help you with:

Data protection policies and procedures

Demonstrating DPA 2018 and GDPR compliance requires you to create and maintain documentation including policies, processes, procedures and records. From privacy notices to supplier data processing agreements, we can advise on the documentation you need.

Our legal team can help you create a wide range of DPA 2018- and GDPR-compliant data privacy documentation. This includes privacy notices, privacy policies, Article 30 records and data breach handling procedures. we can also review your lawful basis for processing personal data.

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DPO as a Service is a subscription service that gives you access to a DPO (data protection officer) all year round. Our experts can advise on all data protection law compliance matters, including reviewing your documentation and guidance on creating and maintaining your personal data processing register.

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DSARs (data subject access requests)

The GDPR gives data subjects the right to request access to their personal data from data controllers so they can check the lawfulness of how their personal data is collected and processed. Data controllers must respond to DSARs within one calendar month.

DSAR as a Service is an annual subscription service for organisations that do not have the time or in-house expertise to respond to DSARs themselves. Our team can process your DSARs all year round, including:

  • Assessing their validity and verifying the applicant’s identity;
  • Documenting the outcome of each request; and
  • Liaising with supervisory authorities where necessary.

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Individuals’ data rights

Facilitating data subjects’ rights is a core component of DPA 2018 and GDPR compliance. However, it can be complex and the potential for error is high.

DPO as a Service provides you with a dedicated, outsourced DPO who can support your DPA 2018 and GDPR compliance. This includes providing expert advice and guidance on responding to privacy rights requests from individuals.

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And if you need advice on specific issues, the GDPR Advice Service gives you unlimited support and advice on all data privacy issues.

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Data breach response

The DPA 2018 and GDPR require data processors to report all personal data breaches to data controllers. Data controllers must report data breaches to the supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach if there is a risk to data subjects’ rights and freedoms. Data subjects must be notified if there is a high risk to their rights and freedoms.

Data breaches are commonplace, so it is essential to have plans in place to ensure you can respond to them in an appropriate and timely manner.

Our Data Breach Management Service gives you dedicated support from data protection experts, at all stages of the process. This includes reviewing and assessing the nature of each breach, notifying the appropriate parties, and creating and maintaining breach logs.

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Data breach response

The DPA 2018 and GDPR require data processors to report all personal data breaches to data controllers. Data controllers must report data breaches to the supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach if there is a risk to data subjects’ rights and freedoms. Data subjects must be notified if there is a high risk to their rights and freedoms.

Data breaches are commonplace, so it is essential to have plans in place to ensure you can respond to them in an appropriate and timely manner.

Our Data Breach Management Service gives you dedicated support from data protection experts at all stages of the process. This includes reviewing and assessing the nature of each breach, notifying the appropriate parties, and creating and maintaining breach logs.

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Handling complaints from individuals and regulators

Data subjects have the right complain to their supervisory authority (the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the UK) if their rights under data protection law have been infringed. If you find yourself under investigation, it is critical that you act appropriately and can provide all the relevant information.

With DPO as a Service, our DPO will provide advice and guidance on breach monitoring, management and reporting, and liaise with the supervisory authority for you.

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Data transfers: sharing data with other businesses

If you transfer the personal data you hold to other organisations, you must have adequate contracts in place to ensure the data will be processed in accordance with data protection laws. The GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 set out what must be included in data controllers’ contracts with processors.

We can provide legal advice on data processing contracts to ensure the correct agreement is in place whether you transfer data to a processor, a joint controller or another independent data controller. We can also advise on standard contractual clauses and binding corporate rules for international transfers of personal data.

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Why choose GRCI Law?

Led by our management team of experienced DPOs, GDPR specialist lawyers, barristers, and information and cyber security experts, we provide DPO, breach, data privacy management and DSAR support, and associated non-reserved legal services.

We offer legal risk and compliance consultancy advice that you can trust. And because we do not carry out certain ‘reserved legal activities’, such as litigation, conveyancing and advocacy, our overheads are lower than other law firms. We can therefore pass these savings on to you.

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About us

GRCI Law is led by a management team of experienced DPOs (data protection officers), lawyers, barristers, and information and cyber security experts. We provide DPO, breach, data privacy management, and data subject access request support, and associated non-reserved legal services.

We offer legal risk and compliance consultancy advice that you can trust without the burden of administrative duties and expenses that law firms must bear to carry out certain ‘reserved legal activities’, such as litigation, conveyancing and advocacy.

 

GRCI Law has completed the NHS Data Security and Protection (DSP) Toolkit online self-assessment tool. This allows organisations to measure their performance against the National Data Guardian’s 10 data security standards, providing the assurance (to all NHS clients) that we are practising good data security and that personal information is handled correctly. GRCI Law can help you with all your data privacy requirements if you process NHS patient data in any capacity.

If you need assistance to become compliant with the DSP Toolkit, our sister company IT Governance Ltd offers several options to help you complete this exacting requirement.

 

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If you need a GDPR compliance lawyer, or any other help meeting your data protection and privacy obligations, please get in touch with our experts, who will be happy to provide all the guidance you need.

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