Intro to GDPR: A Plain English Guide to Compliance

Intro to GDPR is written by experienced data protection professional Punit Bhatia. Bhatia has served as the Privacy and Protection Officer in an EU-based bank and lecturer at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management. He is Certified Information Privacy Professional ‑ Europe (CIPP-E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP).

Bhatia will lead you through the complex journey to the GDPR compliance with the simple language and many practical examples. Whether you are a complete beginner or experienced data protection practitioner this book is the right resource for you.

Intro to GDPR is a complete guide to compliance. Bhatia uses the simple language, understandable to everyone in order to lead you from the introduction all the way to getting your organization GDPR compliant. In this book you will learn:

1. Which organisations need to be compliant with the GDPR?

2. Key terms in the GDPR. You will get familiarized with key terms that form the basis of the GDPR. You will learn definitions of terms: “Personal data”, “Special categories of personal data”, “Processing” difference between terms “Controller” and “Processor” and others.

3. Myths about the GDPR like “the GDPR is only applicable in the EU”, “The GDPR is about fines” and others.

4. Transparency through the privacy notice. As written in the book, “transparency is one of the key principles in the EU GDPR” so it is important to understand what is transparency and privacy notice but also what are the key requirements and contents of a privacy notice.

5. Data breaches. “GDPR requirements on data breaches are different for controllers and for processors” – this chapter will make you aware of data breach requirements and key actions that are required once a breach is detected.

6. What is the first thing to do to become compliant and what are the key factors to remain compliant with the GDPR, and much more.

Written in plain English, with many practical examples, Intro to GDPR is the only book you need on the subject of GDPR.

© 2018 Advisera Expert Solutions Ltd (Ebook): 9789538155185

Release date

Ebook: 27 April 2018