GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation

What is GDPR?

The general data protection regulation policy is legal guidelines regarding the processing and collection of personal information of individuals living in the European Union. This regulation has to be adhered to by all companies or firms using the personal information of individuals belonging to the EU, regardless of which country in the world is the website based.

This policy was first introduced in the year 1995 and has been modified ever since. The current version was upgraded on the 25th of May, 2018. The primary objective of this policy is to uplift the protection of individuals in the territory of the European Union. The general data protection regulation (GDPR) is pertinent to all organizations dealing with the personal data of individuals of the European Union, regardless of EU or Non-EU organizations.

Guidelines applicable to the use of personal data

The following are the principles based on which the collection and processing of personal information of EU citizens should be executed:
  • The processing of personal information should be done lawfully, fairly, and in a manner of transparency.
  • The personal information of an individual should be collected for legitimate purposes with an explicit specification to the data subject at the time of collection.
  • Only the necessary personal information for the specified purpose should be collected.
  • Necessary steps have to be taken to keep the data accurate and up-to-date, the rectification and update of data have to be done without any delay.
  • Personal information of an individual has to be withheld only till it is necessary for the specified purpose.
  • Appropriate technical measures of industry standards have to be employed to ensure the security, integrity, and confidentiality of personal information.
  • The data controller shall be responsible for demonstrating the GDPR policy compliance along with these principles.

Citizens of the EU are granted the following set of rights

The updated version of the GDPR grants a set of rights due to which more power and authority is provided, unlike the previous GDPR policy data subjects were deprived of favorable conditions, due to lack of explicitness and authority. The following are the rights that prevail with the data participants.

Right to Information

The GDPR grants the data subject the right to enquire regarding the purpose of data collection and processing with the data controller.

Right to access information

The data subject can access his/her information being used to verify the purpose with the data controller.

Right to Rectification

According to the GDPR policy, the data participant has the right to modify, rectify, change, and update information based on their will.

Right to Erasure

The data erasure right defines that a data subject at any time may wish to delete/eliminate/erase their personal information collected by the data controller.

Right to Data Portability

The data subject has the right to transfer/port their data from one controller to another according to their convenience, they may seek a copy of their data for transferring their data, at any time.

Right to Object

According to this right, the data subject may, at any time, raise objections regarding their personal information. The data controller can only process an individual’s personal data when they have the consent, without consent the data subject can freely object.

DOES TargetNXT COMPLY WITH GDPR?

TargetNXT has been in the B2B business for quite a while, and we as a data solution provider understand the intensity of these policies and how important it is to comply with them. As a result, we follow all the guidelines strictly in all our business processes, to ensure the security of your personal information.

The following are measures taken to ensure GDPR compliance:

Source of information: The personal information of individuals comes from legitimate and trustworthy sources such as – market surveys, seminars, conferences, websites, business listings, etc.

Thorough validation and verification: before delivering the contact information to our clients, it is thoroughly verified and validated through emails and calls.

Data Scrubbing: All the data present in our databases regularly are cleansed, updated, and certified.

Data processing: A data protection officer is appointed in our company to monitor data processing.

Data Policy: Our data policies are designed in such a way as to prioritize data privacy.

Data Permission: The collection of data takes place strictly based on permission.