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Google under investigation by ICO for “forced consent”

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The Information Commissioner's Office is investigating Google after a number of complaints were received regarding "forced consent"

January 28th - Data Protection Day

Data Protection Day 2019

Data Protection Day was launched by the Council of Europe in 2006 and is now celebrated globally every year on the 28th of January. Business has its part to play too...

Google gets 50 million euro GDPR fine for lack of transparency

France’s Data Protection Authority, the CNIL, has announced a 50 million euro fine for Google conculding that personalisation of advertisements was conducted with a lack of transparency, inadequate information and no valid consent.

6 Steps for Managing the GDPR Third-Party Threat

Third Party Data Flows

From cloud based storage through CRM, accounting and office applications most organisations use third-party processors. This article discusses a 6 step process for managing the GDPR privacy risks they represent.

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The GDPR ToolKit

GDPR RADAR tm Risk AssessmentRead more

  •  Detailed assessment across GDPR and PECR
  •  Priority and high-risk actions identified
  •  Check your compliance programme

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  •  Regular on-site involvement
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Consent & Preference ManagementRead more

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Data Subject Rights TestingRead more

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  •  Compliance monitoring of communications
  •  Data loss/breach identification

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  •  Calculate consent lifetime
  •  Quantify re-consent strategy
  •  Data quality assessment and improvement

 

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Compliance with the GDPR is not optional but a neccessary requirement for continued communication with your customer and prospect audiences. With little time remaining before the law will be enforced the time for action is now.

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DQM GRC initially conducted a GDPR readiness review which highlighted a number of areas the team at Pearson needed to work on to be ready for GDPR. Since the review they have been supporting us on site with our data mapping and Records of Processing. We have found their team to be supportive and helpful which has enabled us to move forward with our overall GDPR plan.
Stephen McCartney EU Director of Privacy, Pearson
DQM GRC have really helped not only us to prepare for GDPR in relation to the work we do but also contributed towards its wider organisational ownership. As a result there is a growing sense of confidence and a diminishing sense of panic!
Stephen Sibbald Country Director, UK Office, World Animal Protection
The DQM GRC team consistently has provided expert support and guidance over the months that we’ve engaged with them; demonstrated themselves to be responsive to our needs; and their training has received positive feedback.
Jeff Kirke Privacy Lead, Euronet Worldwide
The DQM GRC consultancy team were both highly knowledgeable and easy to work with and had the ability to operate at all levels in CRUK. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them to work on Data Capability Consultancy assignments
Barry Eaton Head of Data, Cancer Research UK
DQM GRC always puts their clients’ needs first, and they do what they say they’ll do, a rare trait these days. Their seeding service is first-class
Julie Knight Managing Director, Marketscan
Comic Relief has been supported by DQM GRC with a variety of GDPR initiatives. Most recently they ran a workshop to help us with our data mapping and Article 30 compliance and the software tools that could support this, as well as a breach response workshop which the team found valuable and engaging. I have already recommended their services to colleagues in the not for profit sector many times.
Liz Curry Business Planning and Process Manager, Comic Relief
We have worked with DQM GRC for many years now and have found them to be efficient, accommodating and a great company to work with
Peter Jackson Senior Manager, Commercial Audit, Comparethemarket.com
The DQM GRC team are really pro-active and really care about the service delivered
James Cahill CTO, TotalJobs