Often SaaS suppliers or SaaS customers anonymise personal data for use in statistical or marketing information but are unaware that by using such anonymised data they could be breaching the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently confirmed that anonymised personal data may be disclosed without the consent of the data subject, provided that the anonymised data when linked with other information will not lead to the identification of an individual.
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SaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Binding Corporate Rules
What are Binding Corporate Rules?
BCR’s are a set of rules adopted within a particular company or corporate group that provide legally binding protections for data processing within the company or group to cover global data transfers.
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As a result of an amendment to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR), from the 25th of May 2011 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will have the power to impose fines of up to £500,000 on companies, if they send unwanted marketing e-mails or text messages to consumers.
Continue readingSaaS Agreements – Data Protection – Further Fines by Data Commissioner
On the 8th of February 2011 Ealing and Hounslow Councils were fined £80,000 and £70,000 respectively by the Data Commissioner for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act (DPA) following the theft of two laptops from the house of an employee of Ealing Council.
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