Global Entrepreneurship Week: Unlocking success, data protection essentials for start-ups

Date:
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
The Shed, Digital Greenhouse
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week we are running this session at the Digital Greenhouse aimed at start-up businesses.

We will cover how understanding data protection law can help start-up businesses build trust, retain customers, protect their reputation, prevent harm, and have fit-for-purpose data.

By the end of this session, you will know:

1. What ‘personal data’ is.

2. What the principles of data protection are.

3. Why (and when) you need to register with the ODPA.

4. How to tell people what you are doing with their data.

5. What you need to consider when using systems to process data.

6. What the basics of breach handling are, and when you need to report a breach to the ODPA.

7. How your start-up business benefits from looking after personal data.

8. Where to get support and more detailed information.