Data Management L3 Flashcards
What is GDPR?
EU General Data Protection Regulation
What is the purpose of GDPR?
Protect citizens personal data
What constitutes personal data?
Any information related to a person or ‘Data Subject’ that can be used to identify a person EG names, photo, email address, bank details etc
Examples of personal data under GDPR that could apply to property companies?
- Tenant information
- Client information
- HR - background checks, payroll and employee information
- Customer data for marketing
- Also, data relating to investors, fund managers, valuations, compliance
To what organisations does GDPR apply?
The UK GDPR applies to ‘controllers’ and ‘processors’.
A controller determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
A processor is responsible for processing personal data on behalf of a controller.
What are penalties for GDPR breaches?
4% of annual global turnover up to 20 million euros
What is the ‘right to access’ under GDPR?
Individuals have the right to obtain confirmation that their data is being processed, and access to their personal data
What is a breach notification under GDPR?
- Need to report within 72 hours of becoming aware of breach
- If breach high risk, then need to notify individual without delay
How are data breaches typically discovered?
Access logs, reported thefts, lost equipment or data security incident
How have consent conditions been strengthened under GDPR?
- Consent must be given using plain and clear language
- Must be as easy to withdraw consent as it is to give it
What is ‘right to be forgotten’ under GDPR?
Under Article 17 of GDPR, individuals have right to have personal data erased in certain circumstances where…
- Data no longer necessary
- Data been processed unlawfully
What is data portability?
Right for data subject to receive personal data concerning them which they have previously provided, and have it transmitted to another controller
What is privacy by design?
- Legal requirement under GDPR
- Calls for inclusion of data protection from onset of designing systems, rather than as addition
What is data protection officer?
- An individual appointed to monitor internal compliance and advise on an organisations data protection obligations
- Only required if organisation is public body, authority or carrying out certain type of processing activity
Examples of data held by surveying practices?
- Payroll and HR
- Customer data for marketing
- Emails and correspondence relating to clients and employees
What are obligations imposed by GDPR?
- Must have knowledge of data you store and process
- Need to be able to provide information on how data is used and the rights of individuals regarding their data
- Need to be able to demonstrate data is being managed in compliant manner
- Must be able to delete every instance of an individuals data in compliance with ‘right to be forgotten’
- Must keep data in format that allows portability to another data processor, should the need arise
Who regulates GDPR in the UK?
Information Commissioners Office
RICS best practice points for complying with GDPR?
- Conduct data review
- Anonymise data where possible
- Encrypt everything where possible
- Treat commercial data in same way as personal data, even though not covered by GDPR
What are your company’s policies for data protection breaches?
Report to line manager or Data Protection Officer within the firm
RICS recommendations for using confidential information?
- Document purposes for which you are allowed to hold information
- Keep record of consent for processing, storage and retention
- Check if you have appropriate contractual clauses for use of information
What information should be included in firms privacy notice?
- What information you have
- What information will be used for
- Which third parties information will be shared with
- How long information will be stored for
- What legal rights they have
When did GDPR come into effect
25 May 2018
What Act implemented GDPR in the UK?
- Data Protection Act (2018)
- Replaced Data Protection Act 1998
What are the key requirements of GDPR?
- Obligation to conduct data protection impact assessments for high risk holding of data
- New rights for individuals to have access to information on what personal data is held, and to have it erased
- Data controller decides how and why personal data is processed and is directly responsible for GDPR
- A new principle of ‘data accountability’ ensuring that organisations can prove to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) how they comply with the new regulations
- Data security breaches need to be reported to ICO within 72 hours where there is a loss of personal data and a risk of harm to individuals
- An increase in fines - up to 4% global turnover or 20 million euros (whichever is greater)
- Policed by ICO