Obligations Under the DPJL The Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (“DPJL”) imposes considerable obligations on businesses, particularly in handling Data Rights Requests (“DRR”s). Navigating these requirements can be a daunting task for organisations, especially for those without dedicated compliance teams. In this context, understanding the impact of DRRs on businesses and exploring efficient outsourcing solutions
Encountering Data Privacy Challenges While traveling through Scotland’s North Coast 500 in our motorhome, my wife and I encountered several data privacy challenges. These experiences sparked an exploration into the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (DPJL) and its applicability when Jersey residents travel abroad. Although the DPJL is designed to protect individuals’ privacy within Jersey,
In today’s complex financial landscape, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Counter Proliferation Financing (CPF) training are essential in combating illicit financial activities. The Jersey Financial Service Commission (JFSC) highlights this with its recent tabletop audit of the estate agent sector’s training programs, indicating that other Schedule II businesses like private lenders
In the property industry, data protection is essential due to the sensitive nature of the information handled by various parties. The data includes personal details of tenants, financial transactions, and property records. Data protection laws such as GDPR, Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 (DPJL), Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law 2017 (DPGL), and UK-GDPR enforce
In the care home sector, where sensitive personal data is not just a byproduct but a necessity for providing personalised and effective care, the role of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) has become increasingly critical. The implementation of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 has further underscored the importance of this position, emphasising the need
The LifeCycle pilot project is the first time that a legally valid and duly established trust structure has been used to establish a data trust. What is a data trust? Data trusts facilitate the extraction of greater value from data through sharing. A data trust allows people or organisations who collect or hold data to
As we start to peek over the edge of COVID-19 lockdown, hopefully, and restrictions on our personal lives and businesses begin to lift, we must now review how we work and where we work. Flexible working has been around for a long time although I, for one, have always been very apprehensive about it. Call
This is our second blog of 2020, we have been busy with working on compliance projects, conducting DPIA’s and being engaged to be DPO’s for Public Authorities and private organisations. Our main office in Jersey closed down due to COVID-19 and all our planned training courses in the Channel Islands and Ireland had to be
Welcome to our first blog of 2020. The past twelve months saw an array of guidance, clarifications and new approaches to the changing world of data protection. The clarification to the consent needed before a cookie (Non-essential) can be placed on a user’s system is going to be a major change for organisations with a
We have decided to do this blog every two weeks because we can give you more relevant information and more time for you to get around reading the parts that might interest you. In this blog we are looking at articles on, Guernsey’s new data protection regime, using CCTV in the work place, a decision
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