BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES
Data Governance
Under GDPR, businesses must meet higher standards of accountability and data governance.
GDPR regulations place the onus on business owners to ensure compliance and to clearly demonstrate it, so creating a well-executed data governance strategy is vital. Optimise the way your company is run, improve its reputation among consumers and help cement long-term commercial goals, with support from our data protection lawyers.
Meeting your data governance goals and objectives
Data governance is enshrined in GDPR’s accountability principle. Companies must implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard the privacy rights of data subjects. They should also have internal processes in place to verify compliance with data governance principles when requested to by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
The ICO indicates that encouraging a culture of data protection ‘by design and default’ is an integral element of being accountable. This means putting data protection at the heart of everything you do as a business. Our data protection lawyers adopt this holistic kind of approach when advising companies in all sectors on how to meet their data governance obligations.
Our lawyers can advise you on:
The ICO indicates that encouraging a culture of data protection ‘by design and default’ is an integral element of being accountable. This means putting data protection at the heart of everything you do as a business. Our data protection lawyers adopt this holistic kind of approach when advising companies in all sectors on how to meet their data governance obligations.
Our lawyers can advise you on:
Implementing effective data protection policies
including privacy policies and data retention policies.
The suitability of a data governance hierarchy
Following an analysis of the data you process and the level of sensitivity that attaches to each category of data.
Identifying key individuals
with responsibility for particular processing activities.
Use of third-party data processors
and appropriate contractual arrangements.
The correct documentation
for recording your processing activities.
Legal implications
We can assess the implications for each department, data processor and controller if correct governance is not implemented.
Identifying departments and staff
that need to be involved in your data governance framework and providing appropriate GDPR training.
How to create a comprehensive data governance framework
that minimises risk, including advice on measuring and reporting the success of the framework.
Data protection impact assessments
We can help when your processing is high volume or presents a high risk to individuals.
Implementation of security measures to protect data
The measures you can introduce
To ensure you keep your governance strategy under review and fit for purpose.
Legal implications
We can assess the implications for each department, data processor and controller if correct governance is not implemented.
What are the benefits of good data governance?
Improved GDPR compliance
Failure to comply with your obligations under GDPR can mean heavy fines and damage to your commercial reputation. Implementing appropriate data governance protocols across your business will help foster a sense of responsibility among staff in relation to the personal data they handle. It will reduce the risk of data breaches and other security lapses.
Gain commercial advantage
Prioritising data governance means being accountable to your clients and customers. Transparency about what you do with their data demonstrates that you don’t take their business for granted. It builds trust and loyalty among consumers.
Reduced fallout from data breach
If there is a data breach at your organisation your ability to provide evidence of your data governance policies and other safeguards will strengthen any defence to regulatory intervention by the ICO.
Who we help: High growth businesses with data security concerns
Our data protection specialists offer comprehensive advice on data governance to a range of high-growth businesses. We understand that for smaller companies a more low-key approach to data governance is sufficient than might be the case for larger businesses. Not every company will need a data management framework for example, or a detailed data governance hierarchy. Our job is to provide tailor-made advice that’s appropriate for your business and relevant to the kind of data processing you engage in.
WHY CHOOSE SUIS LAW LAWYERS?
The experience we have at Suis Law, working with businesses of all sizes across many sectors, ensures our advice will always be appropriate to you. Our recommendations on data governance will be robust but they will be based on the level of risk we believe your processing presents, and they will be proportionate. Many clients are reassured by the fact that because a significant proportion of our team has valuable experience working in industry our lawyers appreciate the pressures businesses are under to meet their GDPR obligations in a cost-effective way.
Plus, we’ll also look beyond your initial requirements for data governance support. In fact, we’re able to provide you with all the commercial legal support you could possibly need to progress. Whether you need advice on corporate governance, assistance with a contract dispute, or the necessary support to get the best possible deal on a commercial lease, we can help, while simultaneously keeping your commercial goals in mind and taking the appropriate steps to help you reach them.
Plus, we’ll also look beyond your initial requirements for data governance support. In fact, we’re able to provide you with all the commercial legal support you could possibly need to progress. Whether you need advice on corporate governance, assistance with a contract dispute, or the necessary support to get the best possible deal on a commercial lease, we can help, while simultaneously keeping your commercial goals in mind and taking the appropriate steps to help you reach them.
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