GDPR / DPL

The key changes combine the best practices of GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act, the two latest world-class data regulations.  Governance and transparency are the watchwords of the new regulation that gives international recognition to the DIFC. Book a Complimentary Data Protection Risk Assessment Today.

Regardless of your industry, or the size of your business, Shred-it’s full suite of secure document destruction services can help your organisation to remain compliant with the GDPR and DPL. Our Data Security Survey is a crucial first step to ensuring vulnerable areas of your business are identified. Get in touch today to see how our team can provide efficient, expert recommendations on how to reduce the risk of a data breach and to help keep your organisation compliant.
 

A security risk assessment helps you determine the level of information security in your business, to identify security risks and how to put a secure and safe paper shredding programme in place, which will help you stay compliant with the GDPR and the new DPL.
A Certified Information Security Professional will accompany you on a walk-round of your workplace to observe the flow of confidential information, identify current practices and potential areas of risk. When they are finished, they will sit down with you and review the risks – and solutions.
Contact us about having one of our representatives carry out a free Data Security Survey to assess information security risks in your workplace or take our online Risk Assessment Survey. It will help you determine how securely you are managing confidential information and the paper shredding process.

 

The GDPR and DPL is regarded as the toughest privacy and security law in the world and harsh fines are levied against those who violate its privacy and security standards, with penalties reaching into the tens of millions of pounds. Find out how to remain compliant with the GDPR to protect your business from crippling fines and reputational damage.

For businesses, the GDPR and DPL for DIFFC companies requires a complete overhaul of how organisations handle and store data. Failure to comply with the GDPR and DPL can result in crippling fines and reputational damage. For a GDPR overview, here are some of the important aspects of the new legislation as well as best practices that will help to protect your workplace. 

The UAE says the DPL was introduced to harmonise data privacy laws across all countries, as well as providing greater protection and rights to citizens. DPL was also created to alter how businesses and other organisations can handle the data of those that interact with them.