The General Data Protection Regulation

GDPR COMPLIANT OR NOT?

Introduction

On 25 May 2018, General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) will come into effect in European Union. It is the most significant transformation to the landscape of European data protection in the past twenty years. Upon the enactment of new GDPR law, all the personal data of EU and its residents will get regulated. This regulation is likely to impact on several organizations in EU and several other business units such as sales, marketing, IT, e-transactions and others. The GDPR will have a cascading effect on the EU National Data Protection Legislation. GDPR has been discussed a lot lately and its impact in EU and outside Europe. The following article will provide a complete summary of the new legislation, and essential companies must consider in their endeavors for adjusting with GDPR.