Stringent Canadian Privacy Law to Take Effect January 1, 2004
United States companies that conduct business in Canada, as well as most other organizations that collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of a commercial activity within Canada, may be subject to a new law providing expansive privacy protections for Canadian citizens. Effective January 1, 2004, such companies … Read More
The UK’s Data Protection Act of 1998
On 23 September 1980, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) adopted a set of guidelines concerning data protection and transborder dataflows. Following on from those guidelines, the EU enacted the Convention for the Protection of Individuals With Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (the “Convention”) in 1981. … Read More
EU Data Protection Directive
On 23 September 1980, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development adopted a set of guidelines concerning data protection and transborder data flows. Following on from those guidelines, the EU enacted the Convention for the Protection of Individuals With Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (the “Convention”) in 1981. … Read More
The Data Protection Act of 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998 (the “DPA”), which implements the European Data Protection Directive 95/46 EC (the “Directive”), came into force on 1 March 2000. The DPA allowed for two periods of transition, the first of which ended on 24 October 2001. The second transitional period ends on 23 October … Read More
Privacy Policies
Most organisations that conduct their business online will collect data relating to individuals at some stage during their operations, whether in relation to customers, target clients, or even their own employees. Personal data can be collected on websites by a variety of means: registration pages, requests for details when goods … Read More
EU and UK Regulation of Privacy Policies
Most organisations that conduct their business online will collect data relating to individuals at some stage during their operations, whether in relation to customers, target clients, or even their own employees. Personal data can be collected on websites by a variety of means: registration pages, requests for details when goods … Read More