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Protection of mobility data: he who hesitates is lost!

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: machine construction, mobility, railway Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Protection of mobility data is becoming more important. Companies must act more...

What happens when the gas stops flowing?

Category: compliance , contract law Industry: mobility, machine construction, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Jennifer Stauder Date: 2022

The gas supply situation is tense and prices are rising enormously. Gas is in short supply and, in the worst case, may be subject to rationing. This more...

International data transfers: options for companies

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: machine construction, mobility, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Whether they or aware of it or not, many companies transfer data to third countries, which exposes them to (avoidable) legal risks. We provide an more...

Backups and disaster recovery: when is the service provider liable?

Category: compliance , cybersecurity , data protection , contract law Industry: machine construction, mobility, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Services offering backup-as-a-service (BaaS) and disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) are very popular at the moment. But what would the legal more...

Data protection in whistleblowing

Category: data protection , compliance Industry: mobility, machine construction, healthcare, consumer goods Author: Stefan Hessel Date: 2022

Two fines imposed by the Italian authorities demonstrate the risks in data protection law which companies run when setting up internal reporting more...

Non-material damages for data protection violations: what companies need to know

Category: compliance , data protection Industry: healthcare, mobility, machine construction Author: Stefan Hessel , Christina Kiefer Date: 2022

In the event of data protection violations, companies face not only fines, but also the risk of legal actions from data subjects seeking non-material more...

The 2022 Blue Guide goes online

Category: product liability , product safety , compliance Industry: consumer goods, machine construction Author: Philipp Reusch Date: 2022

The long-awaited revision of the Blue Guide contains changes and additions particularly with respect to the Market Surveillance Regulation, Regulation more...

The EU's set of measures against Russia: what you need to know

Category: compliance , recall management , product liability , product safety , contract law Industry: machine construction, healthcare, consumer goods, railway, mobility Author: Daniel Wuhrmann , Jennifer Stauder Date: 2022

The EU has maintained sanctions against Russia since 2014, but those sanctions have been expanded enormously in recent weeks in response to Russia's more...

Data protection requirements for erasure concepts

Category: data protection , compliance Industry: mobility, consumer goods, machine construction, healthcare Author: Christoph Callewaert Date: 2022

The regular erasure of personal data is also part of data processing in compliance with the law. We take a look at the most important requirements more...