RS Net Newsletter 2018 - No 4

Are you an Australian business that may be covered by the GDPR ?

Are you aware that it APPLIES on May 25th 2018 in the EU?

This EU GDP Regulation may apply to your business and you may need to act if this applies to you. Please read the article and follow the link below to see if you do need to take action.

'Australian businesses and the EU General Data Protection Regulation

Australian businesses that may be covered by the GDPR include:

an Australian business with an office in the EU
an Australian business whose website targets EU customers for example by enabling them to order goods or services in a European language (other than English) or enabling payment in euros
an Australian business whose website mentions customers or users in the EU
an Australian business that tracks individuals in the EU on the internet and uses data processing techniques to profile individuals to analyse and predict personal preferences, behaviours and attitudes.'

This excerpt above has been taken from a document Privacy business resource 21 Updated March 2018 put out by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (formerly the Australian Privacy Commissioner):

https://www.oaic.gov.au/resources/agencies-and-organisations/business-resources/privacy-business-resource-21-australian-businesses-and-the-eu-general-data-protection-regulation.pdf

It is an interesting read, and there is a very useful summary comparison table between the EU GDPR and the Australian Privacy Act on the last page.

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