Transfer of Personal Data, Standard Contractual Clauses and when you need Supplementary Measures
In the recent Schrems II decision (C-311/18)), the Court of Justice of the European Union, reiterated that protection granted to personal data in the EEA must travel with the data wherever it goes. Transferring [...]
The Life of Tech Lawyers: From the Inside Out
Being present at the office every day, drafting agreements, dictating into dictaphones with secretaries then transcribing dictation only for the lawyer to further review the draft, meeting face to face with clients, manually reviewing contracts [...]
Profiling and Automated Decision Making – “… the computer says no”
Personal Data and the Analytics Industry The advent of high-volume data analytics technologies, AI, and machine learning has led to a booming data analytics industry. In addition, the general availability of large amounts of [...]
Statement of works Part 2 – it’s not meant for your desk drawer
Introduction In our previous blog entitled "Statement of Works Part 1 - Drafting Tips" we looked at the key requirements for an effective Statement of Works ("SOW"). In this blog we explore some of [...]
Statement of works Part 1 – where detail is key
Introduction Statement of Works ("SOW") are often used as part of master technology service agreements to describe the scope of services to be provided by a supplier and to fix the price for those services. [...]
Online behavioural advertising and GDPR
Cookies (or similar technologies) are usually placed on an individual user's device by either the website publisher or by an advertising network organisation ("ad network") that is permitted by the website publisher to place cookie, [...]
Blockchain: on-chain and off-chain protecting personal data
Much of the discussion to date around blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) has been about making data more secure. This is unsurprising given that the technology is designed to ensure: Immutability - each block [...]
Software development: agile or waterfall?
Introduction When embarking on a software or application development project, a key consideration should be the development methodology to be used. Generally, the commissioning party ("the customer") will have the choice of an "Agile" or [...]
Ensuring that cloud services providers meet their GDPR obligations
The introduction of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, otherwise known as GDPR ("the Regulations") has resulted in significant changes to the UK and European data protection landscape. As businesses large and small consider the practical and operational [...]