{"id":2041,"date":"2017-11-24T09:22:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-24T09:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=2041"},"modified":"2019-11-19T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:57:15","slug":"gdpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-us\/blog\/gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;GENERAL DATA PROTECTION (GDPR) 2018&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Plane-Skyline.png&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(255,186,96,0.6)&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;8vw&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#5b8cb1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;75px|0px|110px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;55px|0px|55px|0px|true|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Author Name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffba60&#8243; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;4px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Georgia&#8221;]<h4>INTRODUCTION<\/h4>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#313e47&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#414042&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221;]<p>You may be aware of the forthcoming changes to data protection legislation from May 25th 2018 called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) which will affect all business. Gray Dawes view this piece of legislation very positively as it clearly defines what personal data is being held, where it came from, who it is shared with and why. There will also be a great emphasis on data consent process and policies.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Project Image Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.105&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/photo-of-person-typing-on-computer-keyboard-735911.jpg&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.1&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;30px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;15px&#8221; box_shadow_blur=&#8221;60px&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(29,61,71,0.2)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; 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