GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a European regulation that establishes rules for the protection of personal data of natural persons.
What is GDPR?
GDPR is a European Union regulation that regulates the processing of personal data and protects the fundamental rights of natural persons.
GDPR Principles
Lawfulness Principle
- Legal basis: Processing based on legal basis
- Consent: Free and informed consent
- Contract: Contract execution
- Legal obligation: Compliance with legal obligation
- Legitimate interest: Legitimate interest of the controller
- Vital interests: Protection of vital interests
Transparency Principle
- Clear information: Understandable information
- Accessible language: Clear and simple language
- Complete information: Comprehensive information
- Accessibility: Easy access to information
Minimization Principle
- Necessary data: Only necessary data
- Specific purpose: Processing for specific purpose
- Proportionality: Proportionality in processing
- Temporal limitation: Time limitation
Accuracy Principle
- Correct data: Accurate and updated data
- Rectification: Right to rectification
- Verification: Accuracy verification
- Updates: Updated maintenance
Limitation Principle
- Specific purpose: Processing for specific purpose
- Temporal limitation: Time limitation
- Archiving: Archiving for historical purposes
- Deletion: Deletion when not necessary
Integrity Principle
- Security: Appropriate security measures
- Confidentiality: Confidentiality protection
- Integrity: Integrity protection
- Availability: Availability protection
Data Subject Rights
Right to Information
- Clear information: Understandable information
- Purpose: Processing purpose
- Legal basis: Legal basis of processing
- Rights: Data subject rights
- Retention: Retention period
Right of Access
- Data access: Access to personal data
- Processing information: Processing information
- Data copy: Copy of personal data
- Accessible format: Understandable format
Right to Rectification
- Correction: Correction of inaccurate data
- Completeness: Completeness of incomplete data
- Updates: Data updates
- Verification: Accuracy verification
Right to Erasure
- Deletion: Deletion of personal data
- Right to be forgotten: Right to be forgotten
- Conditions: Conditions for erasure
- Exceptions: Exceptions to the right
Right to Restriction
- Processing restriction: Processing restriction
- Conditions: Conditions for restriction
- Duration: Restriction duration
- Effects: Restriction effects
Right to Portability
- Portability: Data portability
- Structured format: Structured format
- Common format: Common use format
- Transmission: Transmission to another controller
Right to Object
- Objection: Objection to processing
- Reasons: Objection reasons
- Conditions: Conditions for objection
- Effects: Objection effects
Controller Obligations
Accountability Principle
- Demonstration: Demonstration of compliance
- Documentation: Compliance documentation
- Measures: Technical and organizational measures
- Evaluation: Effectiveness evaluation
Security Measures
- Encryption: Encryption of personal data
- Pseudonymization: Data pseudonymization
- Anonymization: Data anonymization
- Access: Access control to data
Impact Assessment
- DPIA: Data protection impact assessment
- High risk: High-risk processing
- Measures: Measures to mitigate risks
- Supervision: Authority supervision
Breach Notification
- Authority: Notification to authority
- Data subjects: Notification to data subjects
- Deadlines: Notification deadlines
- Content: Notification content
Data Protection Officer
Designation
- Mandatory: Mandatory designation in certain cases
- Voluntary: Voluntary designation
- Qualifications: DPO qualifications
- Independence: DPO independence
Functions
- Advice: Compliance advice
- Supervision: Compliance supervision
- Training: Staff training
- Coordination: Coordination with authority
Rights
- Access: Access to personal data
- Information: Information about processing
- Resources: Necessary resources
- Protection: Protection against dismissal
Sanctions and Fines
Types of Sanctions
- Reprimand: Public reprimand
- Fine: Administrative fine
- Limitation: Processing limitation
- Suspension: Processing suspension
Fine Calculation
- Severity: Severity of infringement
- Intentionality: Intentionality of infringement
- Measures: Measures adopted
- Cooperation: Cooperation with authority
Maximum Fines
- Minor infringements: Up to 10 million euros
- Serious infringements: Up to 20 million euros
- Percentage: 2% or 4% of business volume
Implementation
Phase 1: Analysis
- Inventory: Personal data inventory
- Mapping: Data flow mapping
- Assessment: Risk assessment
- Gaps: Gap analysis
Phase 2: Design
- Policies: Policy development
- Procedures: Procedure creation
- Controls: Control implementation
- Documentation: Documentation development
Phase 3: Implementation
- Training: Staff training
- Deployment: Control implementation
- Monitoring: Monitoring establishment
- Continuous improvement: Improvement processes
Phase 4: Operation
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring
- Audits: Regular audits
- Updates: Updated maintenance
- Improvement: Continuous improvement
Compliance Tools
Consent Management
- Platforms: Consent management platforms
- Tracking: Consent tracking
- Renewal: Consent renewal
- Revocation: Consent revocation
Data Management
- Inventory: Inventory tools
- Classification: Classification tools
- Mapping: Mapping tools
- Flow: Data flow tools
Security
- Encryption: Encryption tools
- Access: Access control
- Monitoring: Security monitoring
- Auditing: Audit tools
Related Concepts
- CISO - Role that implements GDPR
- ISO 27001 - Standard complementary to GDPR
- SGSI - System that helps comply with GDPR
- ISMS - Security management for GDPR
- Audits - GDPR compliance verification
- BIA - Impact analysis for GDPR
- DLP - Data loss prevention
- SIEM - Monitoring for GDPR
- SOAR - Automation for GDPR
- Logs - Evidence for GDPR
- Dashboards - GDPR compliance visualization
- Security Breaches - Incidents that GDPR regulates