German customers are ready to pay for data protection und security management - Benefit from this opportunity!
In Germany, data protection is governed by numerous federal and State laws and regulations. The general data protection requirements that have to be met by business enterprises in Germany are laid down in the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), which provides that companies are allowed to process personal data only if processing of the data is permitted under a specific legal provision, or if the person whose data are to be processed has given his or her consent.
For a long time, data protection and security management have been treated very much as poor relations by the German Customers and Companies. However, as shown in a recent study by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) shows, this is history.
According to the results of the study, already one in every three Germans is ready to pay for a better data protection and more privacy. Therefore, data protection should be seen and used as a competitive advantage. Data protection has to become an indispensable part of the organization of any company. We are focused on providing solutions to this challenge. Whether you may need information about the European General Data Protection Regulation, upcoming and/or existing legislation in Germany or other European Countries, a technical evaluation on the privacy implications of a new product or assistance with national or international regulatory agencies, we are ready to assist you.
Our partner Dr. Robert Kazemi has far-reaching and long lasting experiences in consulting companies concerning data protection and in getting data protection requirements into practice. Robert is an expert for global privacy programs, policies and compliance systems at international companies. His recent experience includes:
- Conduct of data protection risk assessments,
- draft and implemenation of privacy policies, binding corporate rules,
- setting up of global data transfer agreements,
- ensuring notifications to data protection authorities,
- setting up data protection compliant whistleblowing schemes,
- planning and conduct of privacy trainings as well as setting up of global privacy networks at multi-national organizations
Data protection legislation was subject to in the past 20 years a number of statutory changes. Especially the years 2009 and 2010 - also due to a variety of " data scandals " - brought far-reaching changes . With the number and frequency of changes in the law , the role of the data protection law has changed . From a side issue back issues of data protection continues to focus entrepreneurial activity. The right of data protection is difficult for many entrepreneurs manageable , often lack the necessary basis to detect early problems in this area and to act accordingly. Robert is an author of numerous publications on the data protection legislation, including the work published in 2011, "Privacy and legal advice." ("Datenschutz in der anwaltlichen Beratungspraxis", Deutscher Anwalt Verlag).
Dr. Robert Kazemi