Introduction to the GDPR

The EU General Data Protection RegulationAlso known as EU GDPR, the EU regulation which lays down rules on how individuals' personal data is collected, used and stored in the EEA. (GDPRThe General Data Protection Regulation. This could refer to either the EU GDPR or the UK GDPR. The EU GDPR regulates data processing across the EEA. The UK GDPR retains the EU GDPR in domestic law following Brexit. ) brought about significant changes to UKUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data protectionThe area of law which deals with the way in which data can be handled. law when it came into force on 25 May 2018. When the UKUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland left the EUThe European Union, the EU GDPRThe EU General Data Protection Regulation which lays down rules on how individuals' personal data is collected, used and stored in the EEA. was retained in domestic law as the UK GDPRThe UK General Data Protection Regulation which lays down rules on how individuals' personal data is collected, used and stored in the UK. Following Brexit, the EU GDPR was retained in domestic UK law as the UK GDPR. Together with the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK GDPR forms the backbone of data protection law in the UK., which applies to UKUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data processingIn relation to data protection, processing data covers any action taken in respect of the data, including: collecting, storing, using, disclosing and erasing or destroying it. from 1 January 2021. This section will answer some of the questions you may have about changes brought about by the EU GDPRThe EU General Data Protection Regulation which lays down rules on how individuals' personal data is collected, used and stored in the EEA., what your data protectionThe area of law which deals with the way in which data can be handled. obligations are following Brexit and what the consequences are of non-compliance.