GDPR - Glossary: All the terms you need to know
July 11, 2017
Discover the terms of the new European data protection regulation and what they mean.
Published on 4 May 2016, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires rules to be implemented within companies and public entities. This regulation, which aims to guarantee the privacy of the data of European Union citizens, is a complex document that becomes legally binding from 25 May 2018.
Below are some of the terms included in the new regulation and what they mean.
GDPR Glossary: General Data Protection Regulation
Accountability
Requires a compliance programme to be implemented that is capable of monitoring compliance across the whole organisation and demonstrating to data protection authorities and data subjects that all this personal information is secure.
Data Subject Consent
Any freely given, specific, informed and explicit indication of wishes by which