What is GPDR: What to know about Data Protection in Europe

We know that there are a series of rules and laws that protect our data, which companies that access all of our information must comply with. Surely you have heard of GDPR but what is GDPR and what does it regulate? what is it for? What does it protect us from or to whom does it apply? We explain it to you.

If you are concerned about the security of your data or simply want to know how it should be treated or what are the laws that protect us, the GPDR is the regulation at the European Union level.

What is GPDR

What is GDPR and what is it for?

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. Or, what is the same, General Data Protection Regulation. This is the European regulation for the protection of personal data of natural persons and their free circulation. Regulation 2016/679 has as its main purpose to unify the data protection of all persons or individuals within the European Union. It allows giving more control to all people over the use of their personal data or the protection of the same from others, such as social networks or apps.

A regulation that entered into force in 2016. Specifically, on May 24, 2016, but it applies and is mandatory two months later, May 2018. A law that unifies the rights and obligations within the European Union and that affects all companies independently that deal with user data in this territory. That is, it does not matter if the company is American because it must comply with the GDPR in case of dealing with data of EU citizens.

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Who does the rule apply to?

As we have explained in the previous paragraph, it applies to any organization that has a physical presence in a member country of the European Union or to any organization or company that processes or stores data on individuals residing therein. In addition, also organizations that use third party services that process data or store information of individuals in the EU.

Whether the company or organization is European or not , this rule must be applied if it uses data from users and individuals from the European Union.

What does it collect and what rights does it include

There are a series of rights that the GDPR applies… The right to be informed, the right to access, the right to rectification, the right to be erased…

Among the rights, there are a series of details that they give us from the official website of the European Union about what “you have the right”: to obtain information about the processing of personal data, obtain access to personal data, request that the incorrect or inaccurate or incomplete personal data are corrected, oppose the processing of personal data, request the limitation of processing…

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LOPDGDD: Data Protection Law in Spain

In Spain you must take into account the current regulations: the Organic Law on Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD). This is a rule that came into force in December 2018 to adapt to the General Data Protection Regulation in Europe. The intention of this law is “the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data” , as the preamble indicates, “it is a fundamental right protected by article 18.4 of the Spanish Constitution”

There are a number of aspects that this standard includes, such as consent , for example. But also rights such as the right of access, right of rectification, right of deletion , right to limitation of treatment, right to portability or right of opposition.