GDPR for craft businesses
Solicitor Alex Welham from Briffa Legal gives an overview of how to handle data lawfully within your craft business
As a craft business, you will handle customer data regularly. If you are operating in the UK, it is important to have a sound understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This was introduced under the Data Protection Act in 2018 to protect personal information used by organisations, businesses and the government.
In this video webinar, we speak to Alex Welham, solicitor at Briffa legal, to help you gain knowledge of GDPR, why it is important and how to handle data in accordance with the law. We also answer key questions sent in from makers and offer simple steps to help you ensure data is gathered, stored and used fairly.
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Top tips
Things to consider when handling sensitive data...
Do:
- Collect information on a legal basis
- Keep data collection to a minimum
- Be transparent about the collection of data, how it is processed, and the purpose of use
- Implement safeguards for any automated data processing
- Make it easy for data subjects to withdraw their consent
- When requested, erase data immediately
- Develop comprehensive and transparent policies for collecting any personal data
Don't:
- Don't ignore requests from individuals
- Don't use pre-ticked boxes for cookies
- Don't mislead individuals on the use of their data
- Don't collect sensitive personal data unless necessary
- Don't store data beyond the timeframe necessary for the purpose of processing
- Don't disclose personal data without explicit consent from that individual
About Briffa
Briffa are a specialist firm of intellectual property lawyers in London. They help individuals and businesses across the UK to enforce and protect their intellectual property rights domestically and internationally.
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