Charities, clubs warned on data law

Political parties, charities and sporting organisations are scrambling to become compliant with the most comprehensive data protection legislation ever introduced by the EU, data security experts have warned.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law in May and is designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe and to protect citizens’ data privacy.

It not only applies to organisations within the EU, but also to firms that do business inside member states.