How Can International Schools Adhere to Thailand PDPA and EU GDPR When Processing Alumni Data?
Global data privacy has taken centre stage today. While the discussions mostly centre around how companies and governments can adhere to data protection & privacy regulations, this is an essential consideration for academic institutions. Asian international schools must be careful when handling their students’ data, specifically alumni data. Many students from Asian international schools study […]
Thailand PDPA Compliance for Third Party Due Diligence Contracts and Data Transfers
Thailand’s PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act) of 2019 comes into effect on 1st June 2022. Compliance with the data protection regulations will be mandatory from this date for every business that handles customers’ personal information and is not on the exempt list. While you need to implement physical, technical, and administrative data security controls and […]
Thailand PDPA & Access Controls: Which one is right for you?
When it comes to the Thailand PDPA, companies will often fail by inadvertently allowing inappropriate access to personal data under their control. Organizations must provide appropriate security measures for preventing the unauthorized or unlawful loss, access to, use, alteration, correction or disclosure of Personal Data, and such measures must be reviewed when it is necessary, […]
Thailand PDPA Compliance Data Mapping Explained and Demystified.
The first steps towards a successful PDPA compliance program are reliant upon an organization’s ability to know the journey of a customer’s data from the collection, how it is processed as it passes through the organization, where it is stored and how long. At VinarcoPDPA, we always commence a clients journey by completing a full […]
Thailand PDPA International Data Transfers to third countries & Actions needed to comply.
Under the Thailand Personal Data Protection Act 2019, section 28. Personal data may not be transferred outside of the Kingdom of Thailand unless the country that is receiving the data has adopted in law data protection standards that match better the PDPA unless meeting the following exemptions: Where it is for compliance with a legal […]
Thailand PDPA – What you should know about “Consent”
Thailand’s PDPA (Personal Data Protection Act) laws offer data protection regulations against the misuse of personal information belonging to business customers in Thailand. One of the key principles in these laws have to do with the data owner’s consent – which is among the main legal bases for general and sensitive data found under Part […]
Thailand PDPA vs. GDPR – The Key Differences you should know
Thailand’s PDPA comes into effect on June 1st, 2022 – almost exactly three years after the EU set benchmarks for global data privacy laws via GDPR adoption. While Thailand PDPA laws draw a few parallels with certain GDPR provisions like the right to access data collected on the data subjects or the data subjects’ rights […]
How Does Thailand’s New Data Protection Bill Affect Your Business? Your Questions Answered
The latest country to follow in the EU’s data protection footsteps, Thailand is gearing up for the arrival of its first bill to protect individuals’ personal data rights, but what does this mean for your business? VinarcoPDPA global data privacy experts have the answers. Thailand’s relationship with the concept of privacy has always been a […]
Achieving PDPA Compliance: Why a Gap Analysis and Remediation Report is Key
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Thailand PDPA Data Protection Officer Role Vital in Employee Training and Awareness
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] A key responsibility of data protection officers (DPO’s) is raising awareness of potential data protection vulnerabilities and conducting staff training. DPO’s conduct regular training and awareness drives to guard against personal data compliance breaches. We often overlook the […]
