Data protection compliance is not limited to mandatory notices and policies. It requires a governance system embedded in daily operations and reviewed as the organisation and its technology evolve.
Scope of compliance
The legal basis, purpose, retention period and transfer channels of data processing activities should be assessed together. Privacy notices and policies are the visible part of this assessment; the underlying structure requires written documents and actual practice to be consistent.
Using the same approach for different data groups, such as employee, customer, supplier and visitor data, will often be insufficient. The risks and responsible persons for each process should be identified separately.
Sustainable data governance
A sound compliance framework brings together the allocation of duties, data subject request and breach processes, retention and deletion practices, regular training and audits. When business processes or technology change, the data inventory and related documents must also be updated.
- An up-to-date inventory of data processing activities
- Clear allocation of authority and responsibility
- Practical request, breach and deletion processes
- A regular schedule for review, training and updates
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