03/07/2018

Four Data Issues to Tackle Before GDPR

GDPR enforcement begins in the EU on May 25

These days, when I ask association leaders what’s keeping them up at night, I often hear the same answer: GDPR.

By now, you probably know that GDPR is shorthand for the General Data Protection Regulation, a set of rules governing data management adopted by the European Commission in 2016 with a two-year grace period. That clock is winding down fast: GDPR enforcement begins on May 25, and it’s bound to shake up businesses both big and small. That includes associations that process and control a lot of member and customer data. Although the regulation protects the personal data of EU residents specifically, the implications for your organization are many.

GDPR represents a major shift in data management and affects who has the right to access, control and manage personal data. It significantly enhances the rights of data subjects. Under the new regulations, EU residents have the right to access their personal data, the right to rectify incomplete or inaccurate data, the right to be forgotten, and the right to restrict the processing of their data. And this is a regulation with teeth—fines for violations are substantial.

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