June 2023 Newsletter

Welcome to our sunny June Newsletter... packed with news, tips and support from the Databasix team.

Helping you keep an eye on the essentials for protecting personal data and privacy in your organisation.

COMING SOON!... Have a sneak peek at our incoming training materials...

Delegates on our training courses tell us they take away a wealth of action points to support their organisation. And coming very soon, they'll also get an exclusive at-a-glance menu of all the tips and checkpoints from their course, free of charge. Here's a snapshot of a section from the checklist menu from our Cyber Security Awareness course.

You can find out more here.

The Data Rockstar's Coffee PodCAST episode 98...

Our latest Data Rockstar's Coffee PodCAST is on the air! Here, in episode 98, Kellie and Regina consider the privacy controversies that Amazon's Axela and Ring Doorbell have been involved in, and share their thoughts on the situation. And, the experts also look into a story regarding Spotify and their €5 million fine for a GDPR violation.

They share their knowledge and offer some suggestions for good privacy practices. Enjoy your coffee with our expert data protection tips!

You'll be able to listen now by clicking here.

British Franchise Association

We're very excited to announce that we'll be attending the BFA's Empowering Women in Business (EWIB) conference and exhibition in September. Our Data Rockstars, including Regina (pictured), are looking forward to contributing to the event. More news to follow!

You can find out more about the event here.

ICO warns of fines for companies who do not get cookie banners right.

We spotted an article by law firm Mischon de Reya that quotes Stephen Bonner, Deputy Commissioner, indicating the ICO will monitor organisations' cookie compliance on their websites. From our travels around the web, we know there are many organisations who haven't applied the rules properly - so now is the time to review what you have in place and make sure it's compliant: having a 'reject all' button on a cookie banner that is just as prominent as an 'accept all' button helps people to more easily exercise their information rights. The ICO is closely monitoring how cookie banners are used in the UK and invites industry to review their cookie compliance now. If the ICO finds that cookie banners breach the law, it will seriously consider using the full range of its powers, including fines. The full article can be read here.

If you're unsure what you need to do to be compliant, check out our Cookie Compliance for Websites and Apps eLearning course or call us to find out how we can help.

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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning

We all hope that we'll never need it, but most organisations will at some point experience a situation where having a policy or plan in place will come in very handy! We've written a free, plain language article on business continuity that demystifies the topic and sets out aspects to look out for and consider.

You'll be able to read the full blog article here.

Databasix Top Tips

Including stakeholders when preparing Data Protection Impact Assessments ('DPIA) can expand the opportunity to identify potential risks and to develop appropriate measures and strategies to address them.

And, it enhances 'buy-in' to support the DPIA's effectiveness; maximising the benefits to the organisation.

You'll be able to read the full blog here.

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