Compliance With The GDPR In Franchise Networks: Obligations And Best Practices

The Regulation (EU) 2016/679 is one of the most complex regulation in the field of personal data protection. The purpose of this European regulation is to explain in a complete and concrete manner the rights of each person regarding their personal data and the obligations of any entity involved in any form of processing of these data.

The GDPR has a general applicability to any activity, whether economic or otherwise, involving the processing of personal data of any citizen or resident within the EU. Thus, the provisions of this regulation apply in exactly the same measure as they do in any other field. The importance of good compliance with the provisions of the GDPR is twofold.