Data Protection and Privacy

With the right preparation managing data protection and privacy should be ‘business as usual’

In common with our wider commercial advisory services, Howes Percival’s data protection and privacy team offers practical, understandable guidance that reflects your operational needs.

While there are technical aspects to both subjects and knowledge of the regulatory landscape is important, management should be straightforward. We can help you:

• Understand your data protection and privacy obligations
• Develop clear, actionable policies that reflect the business and the risks it faces
• Manage data breaches effectively
• Maintain ongoing compliance through regular reviews
• It’s an approach that enables you to treat regulation more like business as usual rather than a constant threat.

Effective planning mitigates risks and create opportunities

Although the consequences of deficient planning, policies and preparation can be damaging, the likelihood of lasting impact can be mitigated provided you take timely and appropriate action.

Advice in fixing policy gaps does more for you than mitigate the risks of an investigation or a fine.  

Staying on top of regulation reassures staff, customers and business partners. Crucially, it also creates confidence when seeking investment or entering commercial partnerships where data is involved. It may even empower your business to develop new applications and opportunities.

Howes Percival’s Data Protection & Privacy lawyers support your business in all aspects of data protection and privacy including:

• Compliance and assessment - advising on compliance and understanding your data protection and privacy needs
• Contracts and transactions - drafting and negotiating data agreements to protect and assure
• Governance and risk management - undertaking impact assessments and reviewing data policies and processes
• Regulatory and litigation - advising on data requests and managing regulatory responsibilities
• Cybersecurity and incident response - supporting you to manage responses to breach including reputation management
• Employment and people - drafting compliance policies and providing training to your teams on compliance and risk mitigation

Our Data Protection and Privacy solicitors in Oxford,  Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Leicester, Manchester, Northampton, Norwich and Oxford are on hand to answer any questions you may have.