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Data Privacy in the IT & Software Industry

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and data privacy in general are extremely important in the IT and software industry. Centrally manage data privacy and information security and minimize business risks with the help of certified experts.

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Warum ist es wichtig?

Why Data Privacy is so important in the IT and Software Industry

In the IT and software industry, vast amounts of data are collected and processed. Online shops are particularly noteworthy here. In their daily operations, a multitude of personal data is processed automatically. Negligent handling of personal data can easily lead to an incident. Reputational damage and official sanctions are often the consequence.

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Data Privacy in the Digital World

In the digital realm, vast amounts of personal data are processed: names, addresses, email addresses, or account numbers are just a few examples. Therefore, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies here to protect this personal data. It dictates how personal data, for example, used in email marketing or processed through contact forms like the shopping cart in online shops, must be handled. Because only by ensuring that your customers' personal data is protected can you build a secure online business.

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Reduce the effort for data privacy and information security through automated gap analyses, workflows, system management, and central documentation, supported by our technology platform and personal consulting.

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Worry-free protection for sensitive data in the IT and software industry

To ensure your data privacy compliance, we offer numerous services tailored to your company's requirements. As soon as at least 20 of your employees are involved in the automated processing of personal data, you are obliged under the GDPR to appoint a Data Protection Officer. As specialists, we would be pleased to provide an external Data Protection Officer for your company, allowing you to focus on your core business.

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Create a Record of Processing Activities

Art. 30 GDPR states that you are obliged to create a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), in which all processing information related to personal data is comprehensively documented.

Transparency and Duty to Inform

You must be able to immediately disclose to data subjects or supervisory authorities, at any time, what personal data you have collected, stored, and further processed, and to what extent.

Regular updates, virus scans, and backups

You are required to ensure that no data breach occurs. This includes regular updates, an active virus scanner, and regular backups.

Enter into a Data Processing Agreement

You need a Data Processing Agreement according to Art. 28 GDPR if your organization has an IT service provider.

Kundenerfahrungen

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We have been implementing our annual data protection training through Proliance for years – this provides us with a clearly structured framework for knowledge transfer. Particularly with the use of AI in our teams, we specifically supplement the training where new requirements emerge. This ensures that responsibilities, risks, and legal frameworks remain transparent.

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We create tailor-made service packages tailored to your company size, your processes and your goals. Together, we implement data protection and information security in such a way that they are legally secure, understandable and practicable in day-to-day business.

Data protection: legally secure and suitable for everyday use

We make data protection the strength of your business. With clear processes, personal advice, innovative modular software and solutions that suit your company.

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Information security: structured and future-proof

With Proliance InfoSec, you establish an ISMS that meets requirements and at the same time sustainably secures your IT and processes.

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Whistleblower protection: digital and simple

Proliance Whistle is your legally secure whistleblower solution. Reporting channel, documentation and case management: everything included, everything supervised.

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Data Privacy in the IT & Software Industry

Why Data Privacy is so important in the IT and Software Industry

Data Privacy in the Digital World

Worry-free protection for sensitive data in the IT and software industry

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