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The Jersey Data Protection Association (JDPA), a not-for-profit formed in October 2017 in response to the increasing amount of data regulation facing businesses in the Island, is holding its inaugural event, a seminar, tomorrow at 08:30 at the Pomme d'Or.
The seminar will focus on Data Mapping and Registration and will be led by David Carney, a Director at PwC and Chairman of the JDPA.
Mr Carney explained the JDPA was formed "to help organisations, from large to small, to understand, respond and comply with the ever-increasing demands of customers, employees, suppliers and regulators in the field of data privacy and protection."
He added: "The need for awareness in this field has never been greater, with the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in May. This regulation will impact any entity that controls or processes the personal data of European citizens. It is critical that our data protection legislation, and our levels of understanding and compliance remain appropriate to ensure Jersey remains competitive against other jurisdictions, while providing increased levels of data protection to individuals."
“Thursday’s seminar will focus on information held by organisations. The GDPR requires organisations to maintain records of all processing activities in relation to personal data and the legal bases for processing such data and it is important for organisations to review the data they have, where it came from, how long they have had it and the legal basis for processing. I urge people with any responsibility for controlling or processing data to attend.”
The seminar comes just after the States enacted an equivalent legislation to the GDPR to ensure the Island maintains its ‘adequacy status’. The Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018 and the Data Protection Authority (Jersey) Law 2018 will come into force on 25 May 2018, the same day as the GDPR.
The seminar is the first of a series nine the JDPA will be holding between now and May. It is open to members and non-members alike, all future seminars will be members only. For more information, visit the JDPA website.
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