Six years after GDPR came into force, many organisations still struggle with full compliance. This comprehensive checklist helps you assess your current state and identify gaps requiring attention.
✓ Identify the legal basis for each processing activity
✓ Ensure consent is freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous
✓ Maintain records of consent
✓ Make it as easy to withdraw consent as it was to give it
✓ Review and refresh consent where necessary
✓ Provide clear, accessible privacy notices
✓ Explain what data you collect and why
✓ Identify all recipients of personal data
✓ Specify retention periods
✓ Inform individuals of their rights
✓ Implement procedures for handling subject access requests
✓ Enable individuals to rectify inaccurate data
✓ Facilitate the right to erasure where applicable
✓ Support data portability requirements
✓ Respond to requests within 30 days
✓ Implement appropriate technical and organisational measures
✓ Encrypt personal data where appropriate
✓ Ensure ongoing confidentiality, integrity, and availability
✓ Regularly test and evaluate security effectiveness
✓ Maintain access controls and authentication
✓ Implement breach detection mechanisms
✓ Establish incident response procedures
✓ Notify the ICO within 72 hours of awareness
✓ Inform affected individuals when required
✓ Document all breaches and responses
✓ Maintain comprehensive records of processing activities
✓ Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments where required
✓ Appoint a DPO if necessary
✓ Implement data protection by design and default
✓ Train staff on data protection requirements
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