New year, new start-ups - get data privacy right from the start
Information Commissioner's Office
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) exists to empower you through information. www.ico.org.uk
Faye Spencer is ICO head of business services
It can be a busy and overwhelming time starting any new business and that’s why we want to make sure your data protection compliance is as simple and stress-free as it can be.
Start-ups are often made up of only a small number of employees, with little time and resources so data protection might not always be at the forefront of a business owners mind. However, it is hugely important and implementing this from the outset will put you above the rest.?
Our tools are designed to be quick and easy and provide organisations with the support they need, so they can concentrate on what they're good at, serving the needs of their customers and growing their organisation.
Privacy notice generator
Under data protection law, every organisation that holds people’s information needs to explain why it holds it and what it does with it.?
Organisations can provide this information through a privacy notice, which is displayed on their website or included in other communications, to ensure they’re compliant.
In just a few simple steps, our new privacy notice generator will create a bespoke privacy notice for your organisation, ready in 10 to 15 minutes. The generator tool can create two types of privacy notice - one for your customer and supplier information, and one for your staff and volunteers if you have them.
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Direct marketing advice generator
Direct marketing is where you advertise or communicate marketing messages to particular people or organisations. This includes promoting your aims and ideals.
All organisations carrying out direct marketing must comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations (PECR), and the UK GDPR.?
Our brand-new direct marketing advice generator provides reliable compliance advice, tailored to your own direct marketing activities via one quick and easy tool.
It covers many types of direct marketing to meet a range of needs - from SMS, email, direct mail, social media, outbound telephony and more.
This will mean you’re only contacting people who are happy to hear from you, saving you time and money and protecting your reputation.
Bitesize ‘how to’ videos
We’ve recently included some new practical video guides on our e-learning site, specifically for small organisations. We also have a beginner's guide to data protection.
These will provide you with tips and advice on a wide range of data protection topics to get you started on your data protection journey.
Retired Company Director
1 个月This is a real missed opportunity. Please provide a checklist of data protection actions for a startup to follow, starting right back when the founders get together and decide to start a company. Yes it's true that "Organisations can provide this information through a privacy notice, which is displayed on their website or included in other communications, to ensure they’re compliant", but the new company may not even put its website live until 6 months down the line.
Practical ??+ theatrical ?? UK GDPR & FOI trainer & consultant. Not GDPR certified (no-one is). Available for hire online or in-person. Will supply own props.
2 个月Why does the headline say ‘data privacy’ when the article correctly refers to ‘data protection’ all the way through? Does the ICO style guide deal with the use of ‘data privacy’?