The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 28th of November 2021 declared the Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, also known as the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL). It replicates other countries around the world in coming up with concrete legislation…
An update was published by the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to its guidance on international data transfers from the UK to other jurisdictions taking immediate effect. This new UK guidance includes new sections that apply to international…
Data are held by numerous organizations in different places around the world today and such data ranges from the names and email addresses to social security numbers and banking information of data subjects. These data can be regarded as an…
Data Processing Agreement; What it is and why you need one It is essential for businesses that receive, analyze, and maintain their own databases to treat data privacy with importance. To ensure that data management is handled above board, and it…
One of the pivotal roles of a data protection officer is to ensure that a company or organization is complaint with the laws and regulations laid out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as data protection regulations…
As an organisation that collects, processes, and handles data of customers or clients, it is without doubt that you have the responsibility of securing their data and storing them in the best ways possible to avoid breaches. In this post…
In a bid to safeguard the fundamental rights, freedoms, and interests of data subjects, as guaranteed under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Nigerian government has enacted the Data Protection Act pdf which is the primary law…
The UAE government in November 2021 approved the Federal Decree-Law No 45 2021 on Protection of Personal Data (PDPL). Its purpose is in tandem with several other data protection laws that have been drafted and enacted in other jurisdictions around…
The role of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria in regulating business compliance cannot be overemphasized. The formation and management of businesses are wholly regulated by the CAC which has facilitated the growth and evolution of businesses in Nigeria.…