United Kingdom GDPR (UK-GDPR)
In the wake of the UK’s exit from the EU, it imbibed its own version of GDPR, the UK-GDPR, which is incorporated into the Data Protection Act 2018. It is mostly similar in the text and nature of the framework, but it gives the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responsibility of regulatory oversight and allows for a little more flexibility in respect of international data transfers.
What is UK-GDPR Compliance?
UK-GDPR continues to protect how organizations in the UK collect and process personal data, and that data is collected and processed in a way that is fair and secure. Businesses continue to have an obligation to obtain a valid consent, to provide clear and transparent privacy notices, and to comply with other individual rights like data portability and erasure.
Fundamentally, UK-GDPR keeps the spirit of the European Union’s GDPR while recognizing the UK’s sovereignty under its privacy regime, while still maximizing regulatory consistency with flexibility and adaptations. international data transfers.
In essence, UK-GDPR maintains the spirit of the EU’s GDPR but reflects the UK’s sovereignty over its privacy regime, balancing regulatory consistency with domestic adaptability.
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