The GDPR arrived into force on the 25thof May 2018, just slightly preceded by the Data Protection Act 2018.
Many companies are still not meeting the requirements of this onerous yet necessary regulation, and whilst they are working their way through their understanding of what is required many questions that they have are unanswered, such as:

• Do I need a DPO?
• Do I need a policy?
• Do I really need to train my staff?
• What’s a Data Protection Impact Assessment?
• What’s a Personal Data Inventory
• I am a very small business do I need to comply?
• I don’t have consent, what do I do?
• Will they really introduce such big fines?
• I can't afford this, what should I do?
• How do I know if I am sharing data or not outside the EEA?
• What’s the difference between a controller and processor?
• Do I need contracts with my suppliers?
• How do I complete a Data Subject Access Request?
• What if I have a data breach, what should I do?

​The County Tipperary Chamber of Commerce is very aware of the needs of its members and meeting these needs are its highest priority. With this is mind and with the support of the IDPAA, County Tipperary Chamber of Commerce has established a Data Protection Advisory Clinic, which will be facilitated by one of its Directors, Paula Carney-Hoffler, who is a Data Protection Officer and also Co-Founder of the IDPAA.
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The Advisory Clinic will be held every second and fourth Monday from 9.30am to 12.00pm in the Questum Acceleration Centre, Ballingarrane Science and Technology Park, Clonmel. The Advisory Clinics will start in September.
This service is onlyavailable to County Tipperary Chamber Members and as there are limited spaces available, pre-booking is necessary. 
The sessions are on a 1-2-1 basis so complete confidentiality is provided.

If you would like to book an appointment, please contact
​Dave Shanahan on ceo@countytipperarychamber.ie 
or 052 612 6500