Prettys’ dedicated Data protection and privacy team of specialists offer a very flexible, bespoke service depending on the needs of your business which can include:
We can meet your business needs by tailoring our service to suit the circumstances – this could be a regular monthly retainer, a fixed-price project, or ad hoc advice on traditional hourly rate.
prevention is better than cure
Data protection compliance
Data protection compliance is an ongoing obligation and all businesses are required to comply not only with the Data Protection Act 2018 but also with UK GDPR.
Significant changes have taken place since the introduction of the UK GDPR in 2018, including Brexit and changing methods of facilitating cross border data transfers. Data protection will inevitably continue to become more complex and subject to ongoing changes.
All businesses need to understand their obligations and be aware of the ongoing need to ensure data is being handled and protected correctly across the business. It is therefore now advisable for reviews of what was put in place to be carried out to ensure that your organisation remains compliant.
Data protection law expertise
In most cases, whatever your current issues we’ll have come across them before. We’ll also talk about them in layman’s language not jargon. Our aim is to ensure that we take away as much of the data protection compliance burden as you want us to, in a cost-effective way, leaving you free to concentrate on your core business.
Our data protection lawyers are specialists in this field and have been advising on data protection issues for many years. Matthew Cole holds the CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe) qualification and has a particular specialisation in acting for businesses in the BioTech sector.
Combining practical experience and understanding of the law enables us to offer both practical solutions and legal advice while ensuring that there is continuity between the two. This is not always the case with other data protection providers.
Our combined practical experience and understanding of the law enables us to offer both practical solutions and legal advice while ensuring that there is continuity between the two. This is not always the case with other data protection providers.
Data protection solutions for your business
Some of the businesses who seek our support have long-established data protection teams headed by a Data Protection Officer (DPO) or Data Protection Manager and just want us to update them about changes, offer proactive advice regarding new projects involving different types or treatments of data and offer support for data breaches.
Others have data protection responsibilities sitting within Human Resources or another function, and no one dedicated to it as a full-time role. Therefore they want us take on the role of their DPO and provide full support.
We meet these differing needs by tailoring our service to suit the circumstances – this may result in a regular monthly retainer, a fixed-price project, or ad hoc advice on traditional hourly rate.
Data protection team testimonials
‘Matthew Cole is brilliant. He is very responsive, understands the problem presented and always offers great solutions. Matthew is a realistic practitioner, honest and trustworthy.’ Legal 500 [UK 2024]
Matthew Cole
What to do next
Get in touch in whichever way suits you best. Call us on 01473 232121 for a no-obligation conversation about your data protection needs and how we might help or email dataprotection@prettys.co.uk giving a few brief details about your business and your key reason for contacting us now.
You can also join our data protection hub to get exclusive access to our online Q&A “Lightning Sessions” and webinars, as well as information on the latest developments in data protection law and what it means for your business.
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