GDPR for startups and scaleups : a practical guide

This book presents a step-by-step guide on how to build an effective GDPR compliance programme for your business and covers the crucial elements that businesses need to address. With particular focus on startups and scaleups, experienced data protection lawyer, Ben Martin, walks the reader through the various data protection requirements that early-stage businesses need to consider, and how these will develop through their growth phase. Utilising real-life scenarios and worked examples to navigate the complex legal landscape of GDPR compliance, this handy and practical guide sets out key concepts relating to data protection and draws on a number of expert industry and legal perspectives. Martin adeptly engages with the day-to-day practicalities of implementing a business-centric data protection compliance programme and highlights how good data protection can be used by businesses to gain a competitive advantage. Key Features: Real-life examples Business-focused An experience-based approach Accessible for the non-specialist Insight from industry and legal experts Clear summaries and To-do lists in each chapter An indispensable resource for startups or scaleups in the UK or elsewhere, this book is for entrepreneurs, business owners, compliance officers and in-house counsel looking to better understand GDPR requirements and how those interact with business needs.