GDPR - Piston Design Support
Barry Parker • May 12, 2018
All you need to know about our actions.
What is the GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in the European Union (EU) designed to strengthen and unify privacy and personal data protections for all individuals within the EU.
Who does the GDPR affect?
The GDPR not only applies to organizations located within the EU, but also organizations located outside of the EU that offer goods or services to, or monitor the behaviour of, individuals within the EU. It applies to all companies processing and holding the personal data of individuals residing in the European Union, regardless of the company’s location.
What constitutes ‘personal data’? Any information that can be used to directly or indirectly identify a person. It can be anything from a name, a photo, an email address, or bank details to posts on social networking websites, medical information, or a computer IP address.
Piston Design & the GDPR
Piston takes seriously personal data protection and the right to privacy online and welcomes this latest EU regulation to strengthen and unify these protections for individuals within their jurisdiction. Piston has completed a thorough review of the legal and technical impacts of the GPDR to ensure compliance and make any required adjustments to our products, services, and documentation, and ensure compliance with the GDPR. This will give our customers more control over their personal data and provide the necessary tools to protect the information of visitors to Piston websites.
- In addition to our own legal, operational, and technical reviews, we are working with external cybersecurity consultants and legal experts to map the steps Piston is required to take to ensure we are fully compliant with the GDPR before the May 25, 2018 deadline.
- We are conducting a security audit to make sure all of our security measures and protocols are fully GDPR-compliant.
- We are reviewing Piston's organizational policies, especially our data security and data privacy policies, to ensure they cover what is required by the GDPR. We are also working with to increase awareness of the need for strong data security and privacy practices across the entire company. This is an ongoing process and we see it as a key factor to our success in this project.
- Piston is documenting and developing any operational procedures required to support an individual’s right to review any of their private data we store, the right to be forgotten, etc.
- We are working with our vendors to learn about their GDPR-readiness plans and updating data processing agreements as needed.
- While the deadline for GDPR compliance is May 25, the broader topic of data security is a long-term commitment rather than a one-off project. Piston Design remains committed to data security and privacy and we will ensure our customers are protected in an ever-changing landscape of regulation and real-world threats.
If you should have any questions or concerns regarding your website with Piston or have a questions regarding GDPR, please email me directly, blp@pistondesign.co.uk
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