A call for your views. The ICO's draft direct marketing code is open for public consultation. The DPN will be providing feedback. Give your comments to further...
Privacy Predictions for 2020 - what's in store for us next year? The trends, enforcement and organisational imperatives - What do our esteemed DPN Advisory Board believe is in...
Ensuring you don’t store personal data for longer than you require it, is a core data protection principle – one which we all know is both complex and challenging...
Have you or your team gone the extra mile to ensure a privacy aware, customer focused approach to a project, initiative or marketing campaign? Or do you know...
How do organisations protect children’s privacy online? What are your legal and ethical responsibilities? In this webinar one of the country’s leading privacy lawyers, Robert Bond from Bristows...
Data Retention: Overcoming the Challenges Webinar – Tuesday 26th November – 1600 GMT Ensuring you don’t store personal data for longer than you require it, is a core data...
HELP! My data is out of control HALF DAY DATA GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP Data is one of your business’ most important and valuable assets – ensure it’s properly and proactively...
Data Governance – the what, why & how? Data Governance has long been recognised as a method of protecting the business, mitigating risk, increasing operational efficiencies and managing customer...
Children’s privacy online: legal & ethical responsibilities – 9th October – 4pm (BST) In this webinar our panel will discuss the ICO’s draft Age Appropriate Design Code, the GDPR...
Data Innovation: The Challenges, risks & approaches Companies are increasingly being asked to innovate in a smart but more considerate, privacy-friendly manner. The DPN & Global Marketing Alliance and...
The impact of GDPR More than a year on from enforcement day, where are we now with GDPR? The Global Marketing Alliance and the DPN teamed up with global...
We are delighted you will be joining us for our PRIVACY QUESTION TIME EVENT on 5th September on board the HQS Wellington. We kindly ask you to give a...
The DPN’s PRIVACY QUESTION TIME On board the historic HQS Wellington in Central London 5th September 2019 Kindly supported by Come along for a late afternoon...
Publishers, advertisers, adtech firms, start-ups and privacy activists are all united in a strong interest in online advertising and programmatic delivery . After all, it represents the lion’s share...
Sadly the Data Protection Network and Opt-4 lost our colleague and good friend Rosemary Smith. Rosemary passed away peacefully on Monday 8th April. A year ago, amidst the hectic...
Data Protection Officer Survey Results One of the most significant impacts of GDPR was that many organisations were required to appoint a Data Protection Officer, and many more chose...
If your people don’t know how to look after your data, don’t understand core data protection principles, this represents a risk to your organisation. One of the key...
Data Protection Officers – What are the challenges? What areas would DPOs like more guidance on? Do you have what it takes to be a DPO? “GDPR impacted every...
This survey closed on 12th February 2019. DOWNLOAD: DPO Survey Results Report Calling all DPOs! This research survey is being conducted to ask DPOs about their experience and to...
2018 data protection highlights, surprises and amusing moments, in 50 words or less, from our DPN board members and friends. We also have some predictions for the year ahead…...
The right of access is nothing new, but GDPR has caused a surge. The sheer volume of requests presents a challenge, as do the more privacy-savvy questions being asked....
Our next webinar is on Data Subject Access Requests – Tuesday 27th November The right of access is not new, but GDPR has caused a surge in requests for...
Cookies and yet more Cookies! Tired of cookie bloat? Join our experts for an exclusive compliance boot-camp on 13th September to learn how to kick those cookies to the...
Updated version of the DPN’s Legitimate Interests Guidance We have updated the Guidance we originally published in July 2017. This new version (published in April 2018) includes several case...
Grow brand awareness, generate leads, recruit talent through employee and customer advocacy WAVE 2017 will bring together 200 expert digital practitioners and decision makers in Central London for the latest...
Now in its 8th year, The Cyber Security Summit brings together 450+ senior business leaders, government policy makers and cyber security from law enforcement and defense to examine how...
In our webinar on 12th September 2017, our panel discussed and took questions on the use of Legitimate Interests as a lawful basis for processing personal data under the...
The GDPR became UK law on 25 May 2018. The regulation contains a number of derogations, where EU member states can exercise a degree of discretion (flexibility) over how...
When might you be able to rely on Legitimate Interests as a lawful basis for processing personal data for direct marketing? In July DPN published Guidance on Legitimate Interests...
The Data Protection Network (DPN) has recently published Guidance on Legitimate Interests under the GDPR, which was made possible by contributions from the DMA, ISBA and representatives of some...
The DPN publishes its highly anticipated guidance on Legitimate Interest under the GDPR In the face of tighter rules surrounding consent under the forthcoming GDPR, many organisations are looking...
The Data Protection Network has just published its Guidance on Legitimate Interests under the GDPR. The Guidance has been made possible by contributions from the DMA, ISBA and some...
Data sharing can have positive benefits for consumers. However, little has been done to inform them of the value they might gain when their data is shared. This has...
With less than a year to go until the EU General Data Protection Regulation is enforced, what do organisations need to do to ensure their marketing activities will be...
IDM Award in the EU General Data Protection Regulation Learn all you need to know about how marketing is affected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation. This IDM...
Sponsored by KPM Communications – your partner in communications To mark just 365 days to go, our next DP Exchange event is focusing on how to ensure your...
Sponsored by KPM Communications – your partner in communications To mark just 365 days to go, our next DP Exchange event is focusing on how to ensure your processing...
General Data Protection Regulation – Institute of Direct Marketing course All forms of one to one marketing are affected by privacy legislation and the General Data Protection Regulation. New...
Data Protection for Marketers – Institute of Direct Marketing Get a complete and up-to-the-minute briefing on data and privacy legislation and learn how to maximise your marketing’s potential while...
Press Release 30 March 2017 Organisations need to know the “how, when and why”of Legitimate Interests under the General Data Protection Regulation The Data Protection Network to offer new...
The changes the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ushers in shouldn’t be underestimated. It is a substantial piece of legislation with wide-ranging consequences. Are you ready?...
The Data Protection Network has produced practical guides, which we hope you will find useful in your work in complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which came...
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018, aiming to harmonise data protection rules across all EU member states. The UK Government has confirmed...
What we know and what we don’t know… How GDPR and ePrivacy will impact on marketing The General Data Protection Regulation is now written into law and implementation in...
2016 was undoubtedly a tumultuous year politically with ramifications in the data protection arena, so what’s on the horizon for 2017? Here are some thoughts from the Data Protection...
Can we help you comply with the GDPR? The new EU Regulation was implemented on 25th May 2018, bringing with it a swathe of new legislation. Data protection specialists...
This webinar will be hosted by Robert Bond, Head of Data Protection and Cyber Security Group at Charles Russell Speechlys, he’ll be joined by an expert panel to discuss...
DP Exchange – Breakfast Round-Table Discussion General Data Protection Regulation – Key Impacts on Direct Marketing When: 9-11am (registration from 8.30am) Thursday 30th June, Where: Board & Bute Rooms,...
The Future of Third Party Data Sponsored by the REaD Group Breakfast Discussion Third party data has suffered bad press, is facing ever tighter regulation and increased scrutiny. A...
WELCOME TO PERMISSION MAX A UNIQUE RESEARCH TOOL DEVELOPED BY OPT-4 AND DQM GRC WHAT IS PERMISSION MAX? Permission to market to your customers is not only a legal...
Chaired by Robert Bond, Head of Data Protection and Cyber Security at Charles Russell Speechlys, our guest panel will debate the eternal conflict of creating an environment for marketing...
In this Webinar hosted by Charles Russell Speechlys, experts from the DPN will give timely opinions on how GDPR strengthens consumer rights and how marketers might need to adapt...
Introducing the Data Protection Exchange Focused practical debate for marketers Are you ready for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? This is on the agenda for our inaugural Data Protection...
Thank you for registering to attend the Data Protection Exchange on 25 May in London. We are looking forward to seeing you and marking with you exactly one year...
The Data Protection Network publishes views, analysis, practical resources and supportive guides. Our content (aimed both at experts and non-experts) is written, developed and edited by data protection &...
Organisations need to brace themselves for the changes proposed with the EU data regulations – changing the law on how to gain consumers consent to receive marketing communications. Get...
An essential, plain English guide to help you understand how data protection legislation affects marketing and which data protection and privacy laws you need to understand. This course will...
Get the essential legal lowdown for one-to-one marketing in one morning. Our DMA solicitors will host this three hour session at DMA House to take you through upcoming changes...
Hear the results of the National client email survey at this breakfast briefing. Last year, we saw a decline in rating email marketing as strategically important or very important...
Our experts Laura Bruin and Janine Regan will suggest practical ways to address legal and compliance risks associated with cloud computing in the EU: • A brief overview of...
An essential, plain English guide to help you understand how data protection legislation affects marketing and which data protection and privacy laws you need to understand. This course will...
Rosemary Smith, director at data marketing consultancy Opt 4, and Andrew Bridges, data governance manager at Nectar owner AIMIA, chatted through their 10 biggest concerns for new data regulations...
In a move which demonstrates the value of clarity when collecting data, Guardian News and Media has debuted a new privacy video to explain why customer data is so...
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Last updated 03/January/2020 The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is enforceable from 25 May 2018, provides new rights to individuals and requires organisations to provide information about...
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