Get GDPR Compliant

How does GDPR affect your organisation as well as create new opportunities?

18 May 2018

In May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR came into force. The regulation impact on organisations in all industry sectors is significant for many reasons. How does GDPR affect your organisation as well as create new opportunities?

GDPR is meant to cover any and all personal information routinely shared by residents in the course of doing business with any entity. An important first step will be for organisations to have clarity on how they manage personal information, including:

Stricter Consent Rules

The GDPR requires that individuals give unambiguous, informed consent before their data may be processed. Consent cannot be assumed from inaction.

Enhanced rights for Data Subjects

Individuals have more rights under the GDPR including rights to: have their personal data erased, have inaccurate data corrected, be removed from digital marketing, and request personal data be ported to another service provider.

Data Breach Notification

Organisations must notify those whose data has been breached, within 72 hours of the breach.

Increased Accountability Measures

There are a number of new governance requirements for subject organisations, including conducting privacy impact assessments and appointing a data protection officer.

Substantial Fines

Maximum penalties are €20 million or 4% of annual global revenue, whichever is greater.

Get GDPR Compliant with Content Suite

At its core, GDPR is all about how your organisation manages the flow of data from the moment of collection to the moment a customer record is deleted. It affects all departments in your organisation from Records and Information Management, IT, Marketing, and Sales, to Human Resources and Legal.

OpenText™ Content Suite is according to Forrester, an industry-leading solution. With its capabilities to support process and personal productivity, OpenText™ Content Suite is uniquely positioned to provide a foundational document management platform helping enterprises achieve GDPR compliance and further efforts toward successful digital transformation.

With Content Suite, it’s easy to start small and then scale up:

Integrate content into business processes and manage it as a critical business asset
Deliver and share content in its full business context
Enhance content security and integrity throughout its lifecycle
Integrate seamlessly with other strategic vendors
Manage large volumes of information

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Read the GDPR Guide.

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