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Non-compliance
may leave
you open to
substantial
fines under the
GDPR
The General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation
(EU) 2016/679) is a regulation by
which the European Parliament, the
European Council and the European
Commission intend to strengthen and
unify data protection for individuals
within the European Union (EU). It
also addresses export of personal
data outside the EU.
The regulation was adopted on 27
April 2016. It enters into application 25
May 2018 after a two-year transition
period the Government has confirmed
that the United Kingdom’s decision to
leave the European Union will not affect
the commencement of GDPR.
The GDPR will provide a single
legal framework which will apply to all
members of the EU, streamlining and
hopefully simplifying what is currently
a mix of laws for each member country.
Directly concerned with the collection,
storage and use of personal data, this
will impact every business that holds
any personal data in any format.
How will it affect your business?
If a business collects, stores or uses
personal data then the GDPR applies
and now there is an obligation for
compliance, with serious penalties for
those that don’t.
We are confident that most
companies will already be looking at how
they acquire, store and manage personal
and sensitive data.
We have found, however, that many
organisations are not aware of the risks
concerning the transmission of this data
between internal employees and external
clients.
Are you able to answer the following
points?
1
What measures are currently in place
for sending sensitive personal/financial
data via email?
2
How does your business prove it is
compliant in this situation?
Consequences of inaction
Non-compliance may leave you open
to substantial fines under the GDPR.
Article 83(5)(a) states that infringements
of the basic principles for processing
personal data, including the conditions
for consent, are subject to the highest
tier of administrative fines. This could
mean a fine of up to
€
20 million, or 4%
of your total worldwide annual turnover,
whichever is higher*.
How we can help
The Frama Rmail platform provides a
solution to a specific aspect of GDPR
What is GDPR?
compliance, regarding the secure
transmission of sensitive personal and
financial data.
Frama makes secure email simple and
accessible, for both your business and
your recipients using ironclad protection.
Frama Rmail uses 256-bit AES
encryption with options for secure end-to-
end delivery ensuring that your message
will only be read by the intended recipient.
Unlike other encryption services,
Frama Rmail provides true direct
delivery of your encrypted message and
attachments in to your recipient’s inbox.
Your recipients will not need to
register for an account, open a web
browser or otherwise leave their inbox to
access your secure message.
If you are required to encrypt
personally identifiable information under
the GDPR requirement, compliance is
only half of the requirement. The other
half is legal proof. Your registered receipt
record serves as legal proof of compliance
and can prove that you have met your
obligations should a dispute arise.
For further information or to speak to
an email security professional, contact
Frama on
01992 451 125
or by email
at
.
*Source: Information Commissioner’s Office, GDPR
Guidance
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LennyWood,
marketing manager,
Frama UK
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