Data Privacy Services

When confronted with a privacy emergency such as a data breach, an investigation of the Supervisory Authority, negative media attention or a large amount of data subject rights requests, we can help. To assist organisations in such situations, the Data Privacy Team has joined forces with other Deloitte teams specializing in Crisis and Resilience, Forensic and Cyber Incident Response to assist our clients with all the expertise needed when such a situation presents itself. We support you in your response, can advise you, train your staff or help you recover and improve your procedures to be better prepared in the future.

When you are planning new initiatives that involve the processing of personal data of individuals, you need to take the fundamental right to privacy of those individuals into consideration. Doing so from the moment you start designing your solution, is called Privacy by Design (PbD). Compared to a reactive approach of addressing data privacy after a new product, solution or service is implemented, proactively baking it into requirements reduces the risk of additional costs and delays down the line. PbD is mandatory under the GDPR and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) must be carried out in certain instances. We can help integrate these requirements throughout your organisation and help you to consider privacy at every stage. The result: your organisation makes the most of its data with cutting-edge technology, while staying fully GDPR compliant.

Data protection and privacy legislation sets boundaries for your organisation but does not provide you with a clear direction to move. Setting this direction yourself enables you to make swift, justified and consistent decisions on how your organization uses personal data. This is why strategy is important. We help you assess your stakeholder field, the value and limitations of the personal data you (intend to) process, and a clear path to follow. This includes many perspectives, including ethical, legal and operational decisions you have to make. We can support you to establish clear direction, and help you set up a privacy organization to put your vision into practice, including roles, responsibilities, structure and headcount – from high-level view to detailed tasks: putting privacy into practice.

The e-Privacy Regulation will replace the current e-Privacy Directive which each EU Member State has implemented into its own law. Our team of experts can support organisations with data privacy in relation to marketing practices, CRM systems, the and the use of cookies. In addition, Trust & Safety is the backbone of all digital privacy and we can help you navigate the data privacy implications of new and emerging legislation and codes (e.g. Age Appropriate Design Code)

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We will write a range of articles providing you with a more in-depth on key data protection and privacy topics. You can find our Privacy Flash page here.