Monthly Archives: October 2017

GDPR – Data Subjects’ Rights (Part 2)

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Data subjects’ rights is, perhaps, one of the most widely misunderstood aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Data Protection Act (1998), DPA, provides many rights to individuals and the GDPR can be seen as clarifying and extending those rights.

The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals:

  1. The right to be informed

Taking Care of IT

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Looking after our clients

Looking after our clients well, is something which we take very seriously, at Smarter Technologies. This is something which Adam, our apprentice, agrees with and like the rest of the team, he believes that regular maintenance visits and face-to-face contact with our clients is an incredibly important part of good …


GDPR – Data Subjects’ Rights (Part 1)

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Data subjects’ rights is, perhaps, one of the most widely misunderstood aspects of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Data Protection Act (1998), DPA, provides many rights to individuals and the GDPR can be seen as clarifying and extending those rights.

The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals:

  1. The right to be

GDPR – Opportunity or Threat?

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During a recent meeting with some associates we got to talking about the GDPR – most thought that the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a major threat to their organisation’s ability to function! I think that we should see the GDPR as more of an opportunity and not as a threat at …


On the road again – The Big Bolton Conversation

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October 2017 is going to be a busy month for Smarter Technologies. On Tuesday, 17th October 2017 8am – 1pm, we are going to be a featured supplier at the Big Bolton Conversation expo at the Bridge Conference Centre, in Bolton.   Over 200 local business people are expected to attend the event over the …


GDPR – Controller or Processor – What to do now?

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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to ‘controllers’ and ‘processors’. The definitions are broadly the same as under the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) – the controller says how and why personal data is processed and the processor acts on the controller’s behalf. If you are currently subject to the DPA, it is likely …


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