Experienced, practical data protection lawyers
Data is a strategic asset of a modern business; yet managing it properly is a major challenge for multi-sector and multi-regional organisations. As data protection legislation and regulation tightens, clients can rely on our full-service team to help them manage the risks associated with privacy and data protection.
From the rise of social networking and online storage of consumer information to the mass dissemination of information via WikiLeaks, breaches of privacy are on the rise. There are potentially severe legal, business and reputational risks associated with a breach.
At the same time, businesses are also faced with an unprecedented level of privacy compliance enforcement and evolving international laws and regulations.
Helping clients get a head start on data protection
Balancing data and privacy protection with disclosure and fair processing is an everyday concern for many of our clients. We strive to make sure that clients effectively manage compliance risks and avoid negative consequences, with minimum disruption to their business operations. It is an integral part of the specialist advice we provide on data protection law.
We have invested time in creating practical checklists, based on which we provide a data protection audit service to assess your level of compliance with the law. We can identify any areas where remedial action should be taken. And we can identify the practical steps that should be taken to improve compliance.
King & Wood Mallesons advises credit providers, government authorities and leading business organisations on the risks associated with information acquisition, use and transfer. Specifically, our services cover
- Developing privacy compliance programmes
- Detailed contract and transaction reviews, privacy audits, compliance systems, drafting and negotiating contractual provisions
- Making submissions to regulators
- Privacy legislation, responses to complaints of breach of privacy, requests for determinations, privacy statements, consents and policies
- Obtaining data with and without consent
- Opt ins and opt outs
- Transfer of data across jurisdictions
- Safe harbour and model clauses
- Data access requests
- Freedom of information issues.
