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DMA issues new Code of Practice on Direct Marketing
The Direct Marketing Association has issued the fourth edition of its Code of Practice on Direct Marketing. The Code has been updated to be consistent with new legislation / regulatory rules and new editions of the CAP and BCAP Code which come into force on 1 September 2010.
Click here for the new Code.
European Union
Commission presents an overview of EU information sharing systems and sets core principles for their use and evaluation
On 20 July 2010 the European Commission presented an overview of existing EU instruments regulating the collection, storage or exchange of personal data for the purpose of law enforcement or migration management. The communication clarifies the main purposes of these instruments, their structure, the types of personal data they cover, the list of authorities that have access to such data and the provisions governing data protection and retention.
Click here for the Commission press release
Article 29 Working Party publishes FAQs on new model clauses for transferring personal data
The Article 29 Working Party has published a series of FAQs on the European Commission's Decision (2010/87/EU) updating the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in non-EU countries, which came into force on 15 May 2010.
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Opinion 5/2010 Opinion 5/2010 on the Industry Proposal for a Privacy and Data Protection Impact Assessment Framework for RFID Applications
The Article 29 Working Party has published its Opinion on the Industry Proposal for a Privacy and Data Protection Assessment Framework for RFID Applications.
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Opinion 4/2010 on the European code of conduct of FEDMA for the use of personal data in direct marketing
The Article 29 Working Party has published its Opinion on the European code of conduct of FEDMA for the use of personal data in direct marketing.
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SeCure
SeCure is Addleshaw Goddard's unique, holistic and pragmatic approach to information management for organisations who have suffered an information breach or who may be concerned about their potential exposure. SeCure seeks to minimise risk and the impact of information losses on an organisation's business, through three interdependent approaches, addressing the commercial and legal requirements at each stage of the information management cycle.
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