Key Requirements of GDPR Regulation

 The Data Protection Regulation also popularly known as the GDPR Compliance is a set of standards comprising of rules on how companies should process the personal data of citizens of the EU (Data Subjects). The regulation outlines clear responsibilities for organizations to ensure the privacy and security of personal data, and to preserve the rights of the data subjects.

Organizations are required to implement the key requirements of the regulation and demonstrate accountability and compliance with the standard. However, understanding the key requirements and implementing the same can be challenging for organizations.

So, to make things easy and for a clear understanding, we have summarized the key requirements of the GDPR Regulation in this article. So, let us take a closer look at these requirements to see how implementing the same can help organizations achieve compliance. 

1. Ensure Lawful, Fair, and Transparent Processing

The organizations that process personal data are required to ensure that they perform the processing activities lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner. This means that organizations must have a legitimate purpose to process the data, to begin with. Thereafter, organizations must take responsibility for processing the data in a fair manner, based on legitimate purposes. Further, the processing activity conducted should be transparent in a way that the organization informs the data subjects about the processing activities on their personal data.

2. Data Protection Impact Assessment

Data Protection Impact Assessment is crucial for an organization’s data security program. The assessment typically helps organizations estimate the impact of changes or new actions can have on the security and privacy of personal data.  The Data Protection Impact Assessment is an evaluation process that needs to be carried out when initiating a new project or when there is a significant change introduced in the processing of personal data. This could include introducing new processes or changing the existing process that alters the way personal data is processed.

3. Data Protection Impact Assessment

Data Protection Impact Assessment is crucial for an organization’s data security program. The assessment typically helps organizations estimate the impact of changes or new actions can have on the security and privacy of personal data.  The Data Protection Impact Assessment is an evaluation process that needs to be carried out when initiating a new project or when there is a significant change introduced in the processing of personal data. This could include introducing new processes or changing the existing process that alters the way personal data is processed.