GDPR - Let’s get started
When you begin your GDPR journey, it’s useful to do a data audit to see what data you have,
and what you may have to consider. Here are some areas you might like to look at:
What data do we collect?
(Name, email address, social media posts, location, IP address, Cookies)
Where do we store the data?
(Emails, documents, databases, backups, email lists)
How do we protect and document the data we have?
(Passwords, limited access, databases)
How long do we plan to keep the data for?
(Three Years, Five Years etc…)
Do we have a function/ reason for every piece of data we collect?
(Name: customer service, Contact Number:contact if show is cancelled)
What is the process if someone asks to be removed from our records?
(Whose responsibility, what records needs to be checked etc...)
Once you have answered all these questions you can add each set of data to this table to
formally store:
Data Audit Form Asset Detail
Type of Data
Description of data
Employee responsible
Date of consent to hold data
Where the data is stored
Source of the data
Purpose of the data
How the data is protected in its storage
Usage restrictions
Usage rights
Usage frequency
Retention period
Comments
Note: This is intended to provide an overview of GDPR and is not a definitive statement of
the law. For a definitive guide, check out the Information Commisioner’s Office website.