The course enables the learner to:

• Understand their commercial and legal responsibilities
• Handle data securely, competently and effectively
• Respond correctly to requests, providing the appropriate information
• Put in place, and adhere to, the required policies and procedures
• Take the practical steps needed to ensure organisational compliance

What is covered on the course

• Data Protection overview
• The eight Data Protection principles
• New data protection regulation proposals to replace Directive 95/46/EC
• Compulsory registration of Controllers and Processors
• Cloud computing and outsourcing – key data protection & security challenges
• Dealing with the privacy of International Data Transfers
• Social media and data protection/privacy- trends and challenges
• Smart utility metering and household tax collection data-storage and uses
• Data protection in the workplace – employee rights
• Data retention and records management
• Reacting to subject access requests
• Dealing with Garda requests for information under the data protection acts - NEW
• Security vs. privacy – understanding the balance
• Dealing with security breaches
• Practicalities of compliance
• Responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer
• How to conduct a Data Protection Audit

Data protection is a hugely important issue which affects all of us in both our professional and personal lives. It is a rapidly changing area of the law. The current data protection laws will be explained on the course, and the proposed new European Regulation will be examined.