2018
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Christmas and New Year Closure Dates
Monday, December 24, 2018
The Office will be closed on the following days:
- Tuesday 25 December 2018
- Wednesday 26 December 2018
- Monday 31 December 2018
- Tuesday 1 January 2019
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Guidance for drivers on the use of dashcams
Friday, December 14, 2018
The Irish Data Protection Commission has released helpful guidance on the use of dashcams and compliance with the data protection legislation.
This can be found at: https://www.dataprotecti…
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Office Closure - 13 December 2018
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
We are moving premises on 13 December 2018 and the Office will therefore be closed to visitors for the day. Staff will, however, continue to respond to email and telephone enquiries as prom…
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Three month update on activity since new law came into force
Thursday, November 1, 2018
It is now three months since the new data protection legislation came into force in the Island.
Since 1 August 2018, the Commissioner has received 47 personal data breach reports which hav…
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Digital Ethics centre-stage at International Conference
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Digital Ethics took centre-stage at the 40th International Conference of Data Protection & Privacy Commissioners in Brussels this week.
In his opening address Giovanni Buttarelli, the E…
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Final GDPR Newsletter issued
Thursday, August 30, 2018
The final GDPR Newsletter has been issued by the Information Commissioner following the coming into operation of the new data protection law on 1 August 2018.
This final issue, Issue 13, co…
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New data protection legislation comes into force
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The new data protection legislation comes into force today, 1 August 2018, and, with the exception of a transitional provision for Part 3 (Notification by data controllers), repeals the Data…
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New data protection law guidance
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The Commissioner's website has been updated and includes information about the new data protection law.
New guidance is being developed and is published in the Data Protection Law 2018 Li…
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New Data Protection Regulations Approved
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Tynwald has approved the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018 (‘Regulations’) and as a result the new data protection legislation comprising of the Data Protection Act 2018, the Data P…
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Delay to new data protection law
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The commencement of the new data protection law has been delayed as the branches of Tynwald were in disagreement and the motion to approve the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018, the…
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New Isle of Man Data Protection Law
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
The final draft of the last element of the new data protection law in the Island, the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018, has been made available prior to being laid before the June …
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FOI Decision Notices issued
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Three decision notices have recently been issued to the Department of Infrastructure, the Cabinet Office and the Financial Intelligence Unit.
These can be found at: https://www.inforights.i…
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Dispelling the "consent" myth
Friday, May 25, 2018
There continues to be large amounts of misinformation and myths with regard to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which businesses and organisations that process personal data mus…
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GDPR takes full effect
Friday, May 25, 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes full effect throughout the European Economic Area today, 25th May 2018, marking the end of a 10 year journey since modernisation of the EU…
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New Data Protection Laws Progress
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
The Data Protection Bill 2018 has received Royal Assent and the two Orders, the Data Protection (Implementation of GDPR) Order 2018 (SD2018/0143) and the Data Protection (Implementation of L…
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New GDPR Guide - Closer Look at Accountability
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Commissioner has released the seventh publication in the "Closer Look" series.
The new document, "A Closer Look at Accountability", forms part of the series aimed at assisting controlle…
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FOI Decision Notice issued
Monday, March 26, 2018
A new FOI decision notice has been issued to the Department of Infrastructure and can be found at: https://www.inforights.im/document-library/freedom-of-information-notices/
Guidance on mak…
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FOI Decision Notices Issued
Friday, March 9, 2018
Three decision notices have recently been issued to the Cabinet Office and can be found at: https://www.inforights.im/document-library/freedom-of-information-notices/
Guidance on making a F…
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Preparing for the new data protection laws
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
We are receiving increased levels of contact regarding the changes to the data protection law in the Isle of Man. The Commissioner's office, whilst not responsible for the policy or for dra…
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Preparation guide for the new data protection laws
Friday, February 16, 2018
Data protection and privacy laws are being strengthened throughout the world in response to the ever increasing use of technology and the threats such processing poses to individuals. In th…
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Have your say on the new data protection laws
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
The Cabinet Office's proposed new data protection laws for the Isle of Man are open for consultation. The new laws include a short enabling Bill, the Data Protection Bill 2018, which had it…
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EU Notice: impact on Island with regard to transfers of personal data to UK after Brexit
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
On 9 January 2018, the EU Commission published a “Notice to Stakeholders” regarding the “Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU rules in the field of data protection”.
This Notice …
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Latest GDPR Newsletter issued
Monday, January 8, 2018
The newsletter covers all the latest updates regarding the GDPR and the latest issue, together with all the previous issues, is available on the website.
You can keep up to date by:
Sig…
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FOI Decision Notice Issued
Friday, January 5, 2018
A decision notice has been issued to the Cabinet Office and can be found at: https://www.inforights.im/document-library/freedom-of-information-notices/
Guidance on making a Freedom of In…