![]() Guidelines 4/2019 on Article 25 data protection by design and by default ![]() ![]() Guidelines 9/2022 on personal data breach notification under GDPR.Guidelines 01/2021 on examples regarding personal data breach notification.Guidelines 07/2020 on the concepts of controller and processor in the GDPR Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR 1 More Guidelines and Recommendations can be found here: PCPD's Media Statement (3 April 2018) - How Hong Kong Businesses Should Prepare for the EU General Data Protection Hong Kong Lawyer (June 2018 issue) - EU GDPR and HK PDPO: What's the Difference? To raise the awareness amongst organisations / businesses in Hong Kong of the possible impact of the new regulatory framework for data protection in the GDPR, the PCPD has issued the following publication:Īn Update on European Union General Data Protection Regulation 2016 Please click here to download the presentation files and watch the video of the Webinar on “the New Standard Contractual Clauses of the EU for Transfer of Personal Data from EU to Non-EU Regions” organised by the PCPD Please click here to read the "Introduction to the European Commission’s New Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers". The PCPD publishes, for public reference, a set of frequently asked questions and answers on the implementation framework of the New SCCs and the obligations of parties entering into cross-border data transfer agreements using the New SCCs.įor more information, please refer to the set of frequently asked questions and answers: From 27 September 2021 onwards, data exporters and data importers can only conclude contracts incorporating the New SCCs for the transfer of personal data out of the European Union. The European Commission adopted a new set of Standard Contractual Clauses (which came into effect on 27 June 2021) for the transfer of personal data to non-EU regions (“ New SCCs”). Highlights of Important Decisions and Major Developments under the GDPR Guidance and reference materials issued by the European Union ![]() New Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission under the GDPR for International Data Transfers online transactions), it is all the more important for businesses in Hong Kong to ascertain if the GDPR is applicable to them, and to keep up with the new developments. Given the diversified business or transaction models (e.g. One of the key developments introduced under the GDPR to the data protection landscape outside the EU is the explicit requirement of compliance by organisations established in non-EU jurisdictions in specified circumstances. Given that the GDPR constitutes significant developments of data protection law from the EU Directive, the new regulatory framework includes a number of requirements that are not found under the PDPO. When the PDPO was drafted, reference was made to the relevant requirements under the OECD Privacy Guidelines 1980 and the EU Directive. In Hong Kong, the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap 486 of the Laws of Hong Kong (PDPO) protects the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data. Why is the GDPR relevant to Hong Kong organisations/ businesses? In the wake of technological developments and globalisation and the constitutionalisation of the fundamental right to data protection in the EU, the GDPR aims to harmonise the framework for the digital single market, put individuals in control of their data and formulate a modern data protection governance. The GDPR involves new provisions and enhanced rights. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), adopted in 2016, came into force on, replacing the EU Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (EU Directive). European Union (EU) - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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