{"id":14256,"date":"2023-11-13T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/why-many-companies-underestimate-the-impact-of-gdpr\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T08:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:42:20","slug":"why-many-companies-underestimate-the-impact-of-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/en\/why-many-companies-underestimate-the-impact-of-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"Why many companies underestimate the impact of GDPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14256\" class=\"elementor elementor-14256 elementor-14244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ba0ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ba0ef1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2041ea\" data-id=\"b2041ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc71cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc71cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Introduction:<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Companies that ignore the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can expect significant fines. However, a Sophos survey shows that many companies do not fully understand exactly what these fines entail. Nearly one in five companies acknowledge that if fined, they would be forced to cease operations.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8af9b51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8af9b51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-638f710\" data-id=\"638f710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e1081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84e1081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-About-Us-Image-4.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11643\" alt=\"moet ik voldoen aan de gdpr?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-About-Us-Image-4.webp 668w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-About-Us-Image-4-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-About-Us-Image-4-650x376.webp 650w, https:\/\/dpoassociates.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Pages-About-Us-Image-4-600x347.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-780f54b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"780f54b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7137fbc\" data-id=\"7137fbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabf227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eabf227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>When can I be fined?<\/h4>\n<p>On May 25, 2018, GDPR went into effect, with companies that fail to comply with the law facing fines of up to 20 million euros or 4 percent of their total global revenue. However, 54 percent of companies do not have a clear understanding of these fines. Almost one in five companies (17 percent) admit that, in the event of such a fine, they would be forced to close their business. This percentage rises to 54 percent for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. The impact of fines would not be limited to company closures; 39 percent of IT decision makers indicated that fines would also lead to layoffs within their companies.<\/p>\n<h4>Gdpr is unimportant?  <\/h4>\n<p>Although there is concern, only 25 percent of Benelux companies consider GDPR a major priority. Almost one in five companies in the Benelux (18 percent) do claim to be compliant with the regulations, according to Sophos&#8217; research on the expected impact of the GDPR on companies in the United Kingdom, France and the Benelux.<\/p>\n<p>John Shaw, VP of Product Management at Sophos, emphasizes that GDPR compliance is a lengthy process. He warns that if regulators demonstrate their willingness to impose the maximum fines, unprepared companies will regret it!<\/p>\n<h4>Right to be forgotten<\/h4>\n<p>Companies across Europe are gradually adapting their operations in line with the GDPR, with 42 percent believing they would get this fully settled by May. Only 42 percent have appointed a data protection officer, significantly less than expected.  <\/p>\n<p>Procedures for deleting personal data in the case of a request for &#8220;the right to be forgotten&#8221; or when someone objects to the processing of his or her data have been established by only 44 percent. Less than half are able to report a data leak within 72 hours of discovery, which is, after all, an essential component of GDPR compliance.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;Our It-Team will take care of it.&#8221;  <\/h4>\n<p>In 70 percent of companies, the IT team or IT security team bears responsibility for GDPR compliance. Remarkably, the survey found that only 4 percent of legal teams and 13 percent of executive or senior management are in charge of implementation. This places considerable pressure on IT teams. Many IT decision makers point to the lack of awareness among key decision makers as the reason why certain protocols have not yet been implemented.<\/p>\n<p>The positive news is that 65 percent of organizations have implemented a data protection policy, and a whopping 98 percent of organizations have, or are in the process of implementing, a formal employee plan.<\/p>\n<h4>Brexit and GDPR<\/h4>\n<p>Although the United Kingdom has left the European Union, it is still required to fully comply with GDPR. However, research shows that many British companies mistakenly believe that the Brexit means they no longer have to meet this obligation. This misconception could potentially lead to missed deadlines and the imposition of significant fines on these companies.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;GDPR is way too expensive!&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>For many companies, GDPR compliance seems costly. We understand that and therefore offer two subscriptions to keep costs manageable while ensuring full GDPR compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Our subscriptions are designed to support businesses of different sizes and needs.  <span style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--uicore-typography--p-c,'#070707'); font-family: var(--uicore-typography--p-f,'Inter'); font-style: var(--uicore-typography--p-st,'normal'); letter-spacing: var(--uicore-typography--p-ls,'-0.027em'); text-transform: var(--uicore-typography--p-t,'none');\">The best solution for SMEs!<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3f5c66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3f5c66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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