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It is legally binding and cannot be opted out of, or ignored. <a href="http://www.privacy-regulation.eu/en/83.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Fines of up to €20 million or 4% of your company’s global turnover</strong></a> can be levied if regulation is ignored.</p> </div> </div> <span class="b_anchor" id="c2032"></span> <div class="b_page__content"> <div class="b_text b_text--centered"> <span class="b_text__textheader b_text__textheader--h4">Q: Why has the GDPR been introduced?</span> <p>GDPR has been put in place to provide UK and EU citizens control over their personal data, ensuring the storage and handling is:</p> <p> </p><ul><li>Lawful, used in a fair way and transparent to the data subject</li><li>Used for the purposes as described to the individual when it was collected</li><li>Limited, collects only the information that is absolutely necessary</li><li>Kept up to date and accurate</li><li>Stored securely and for as long as is necessary for the purpose originally specified</li></ul> </div> </div> <span class="b_anchor" id="c2033"></span> <div class="b_page__content"> <div class="b_text b_text--centered"> <span class="b_text__textheader b_text__textheader--h4">Q: What is personal data?</span> <p>Personal data is information that identifies someone personally and tells you something about them such as their name, place of work, personal / work email address and / or their home address.</p> </div> </div> <span class="b_anchor" id="c2034"></span> <div class="b_page__content"> <div class="b_text b_text--centered"> <span class="b_text__textheader b_text__textheader--h4">Q: What is an International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA)? Why does it exist and what purpose does it serve?</span> <p>An International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTA) is an agreement established between organisations that governs the transfer of data from the owner / provider to a third party. <br><br>An example is -  the data transferred from a lead generating product, both parties become joint controllers of the data. There is a legal obligation to set out the 3rd parties responsibilities in a joint control arrangement (the IDTA).<br><br>An IDTA sets out the purpose of the data sharing, covers what happens to the data at each stage, sets standards and helps all parties be clear about their roles and responsibilities.</p> </div> </div> <span class="b_anchor" id="c3321"></span> <div class="b_page__content"> <div class="b_text b_text--centered"> <span class="b_text__textheader b_text__textheader--h4">Q: Is an IDTA always required for organisations based outside the EU/UK?</span> <p>An IDTA is not always required:</p> <p> </p><ul><li>If there is an adequacy statement in place between the UK and the 3rd party country.  </li><li>If a company based in the USA has signed up to the UK extension of the EU-US data bridge.</li></ul> </div> </div> <footer class="b_footer"> <div class="b_footer__menu"> <div class="b_footer__menu-wrapper"> <div class="b_footer__menu-column"> <ul class="b_footer__menu-list"> <li 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