An Introduction to the Processing of Special Category Data

Introduction

The UK and the EU GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 contain specific rules on the processing of special category data.

This webinar will explain the different categories of special data, how to process them lawfully, when consent is required and what exemptions from explicit consent can be relied upon.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• What is special category data
• What are the rules on special category data
• What are the conditions for processing
• What are the exemptions from explicit consent
• Considerations around criminal offence data, genetic and biometric data and children’s data

This webinar was recorded on 26th July 2021