A white paper explaining EU data protection laws and their relevance to the events industry has been published by RefTech – a supplier of event technology.
The white paper entitled ‘Data Protection in the Events Industry: what you need to know to stay within the law’ has been created to simplify data protection legislation and relate it to common scenarios within the events industry.
The paper sets out the facts to help event organisers understand their obligations and stay within the law – such as where data can be stored, the ins and outs of encryption, the ways in which passwords can be made more secure and how long personal data can be retained. It also explains some of the changes that are likely to be introduced over the next couple of years.
Simon Clayton, Chief Ideas Officer, RefTech said: “Data protection is something that should be recognised as critically important in our industry. The UK has had data protection legislation for nearly 20 years, yet companies are still failing to protect the personal data they collect. Every week we hear of another database that has been hacked meaning that people’s personal data has been acquired by criminals who are selling it on. Personal data, the information provided when people register for an event, is at the heart of the events industry. Yet how many event organising companies provide proper protection for the personal data they collect? More important still, how many understand fully their legal obligations in this area?
“Every organiser of every event needs to understand data protection. Apart from the damage to reputations when data is stolen, the penalties for failing to protect personal data are soon likely to increase dramatically. Our objective is to answer many of the questions you may already have about data security in the events industry. If you don’t have any questions, we hope that the white paper will convince you that you need to think about whether you are taking the proper steps to protect the personal information that you gather about your registrants.”
The white paper is free to download and no personal data is requested >>
https://www.eventreference.com/promo-www/datasafety/download.php
Article written by Mike Fletcher