The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives citizens more control over their personal data and businesses will benefit from a level playing field. Museums, too, need to ensure that personal data is processed and stored in full compliance with the strict requirements of the GDPR.
Personal data includes everything that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual. Data storing and processing includes everything from a mailing list to posting a photo of someone online. All organisations are advised to ready themselves for the transition and make necessary changes. If data is not stored properly fines could be applied.
<link http: images.mktg.opentext.com eloquaimages clients opentextglobal external-link-new-window external link in new>An one minute infographic about the GDPR can be found here.
<link http: ec.europa.eu justice smedataprotect index_en.htm external-link-new-window external link in new>Access an explanatory step by step infographic through this link.
This explanatory webinar on GDPR and Cultural Heritage Organisations, organised by M+H Advisor, gives a good overview of the do’s and don’ts that museums have to respect following the GDPR rules. <link http: advisor.museumsandheritage.com news advisor-webinar-general-data-protection-regulation-need-know external-link-new-window external link in new>Access the webinar here.
