Data protection and compliance
GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation: the law on how organisations collect, use and protect personal data. The EU has the GDPR; the UK has its own near-identical version, the UK GDPR, alongside the Data Protection Act 2018.
A plain-English explanation of how this usually works, not legal advice. Rules differ between countries and change over time, so check your own situation. Disclaimer.
You'll hear it as
We can't keep the leads list without a lawful basis under GDPR.
Why it matters to you.
Serious breaches can be fined up to 4 per cent of a company's worldwide turnover. That's why legal suddenly cares about your database.
Also called UK GDPR.
Related terms.
Videos.
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