Understanding Data Protection and making a plan to stay compliant

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Applications close at midnight on 28th June.

 

This free workshop session will help you to understand the Data Protection legislation that will impact your digital activities, how to identify lines of responsibility for the management of personal data within your organisation and how to put processes in place to ensure legal compliance is embedded within your organisation strategy.

 

This module will cover:

• Understand the current Data Protection regulations and guidelines governing heritage organisations’ work
• Learn  what is meant by personal data, processing, Data Controller, Data Processor and what the role of the ICO is
• Review  the types of digital activities involving the processing of personal data
• Understand  how to identify lines of responsibility for the management of personal data within your organisation
• Learn  about processes you can put in place to ensure legal compliance is embedded within your organisational strategy
• Learn  about, and undertake a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) on one of your organisation’s digital activities

You’ll come away from the session with:

• Knowledge of the range of legal responsibilities to comply with online spaces. 
• Clarity on your data protection obligations when developing online resources
• Actionable steps to take following a review of your own processes

 

Please check that your are eligible:

 

You can only apply if you are a Heritage organisations that classifies under one or more of the following: Collections, Community Heritage, Landscapes and Nature, Industrial Maritime and Transport, Culture and Memories, Historic Buildings and Monuments

 

Only micro - medium sized organisations can apply. We ask that those who have a turnover of over £3 million per year do not apply.