Understand the GDPR — in plain English.
The clearest guide to Europe's data-protection law: the key changes, every article explained, FAQs, the latest enforcement — and data-protection lawyers when you need to act.
What is the GDPR?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation is the most important change in data-privacy law in two decades.
The GDPR replaced the 1995 Data Protection Directive to harmonise privacy law across Europe, give individuals real control over their personal data, and reshape how organisations everywhere handle it.
Approved in April 2016, it became enforceable on 25 May 2018. It applies to any organisation — anywhere in the world — that processes the personal data of people in the EU.
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understand the regulation
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Your rights, at a glance
The GDPR gives every person in the EU enforceable rights over their personal data.
Right to access
Obtain confirmation and a free copy of the personal data held about you.
Right to rectification
Have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected without delay.
Right to erasure
The 'right to be forgotten' — have your data deleted in defined cases.
Data portability
Receive your data in a machine-readable format and move it elsewhere.
Right to object
Object to processing, including profiling and direct marketing.
Restrict processing
Limit how your data is used while a concern is investigated.
GDPR is still moving
Record fines, new transfer rules and the EU AI Act keep reshaping compliance. Stay current.
Practical guidance from our lawyers
Plain-English how-tos on compliance, data-subject requests, transfers and breach response.
From reading the rules to acting on them
Information gets you started; a lawyer gets it done. Our data-protection team turns the GDPR into a plan for your organisation — and we cover the wider legal needs that come with running a business.
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