{"id":17788,"date":"2025-07-14T14:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/?p=17788"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:35:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:35:45","slug":"understanding-gdpr-2025-restore-datashred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/understanding-gdpr-2025-restore-datashred\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding GDPR in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-data-protection-act-2018-gdpr-is-altering-are-you-up-to-date-with-what-the-law-requires-of-you-and-your-business\">The Data Protection Act 2018 \u2013 GDPR \u2013 is altering. Are you up to date with what the law requires of you and your business?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_c05e0fbf924ffd6fbf9dada9b49edb55\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block dark-bg\"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--primary);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0 order-lg-1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_1459428665-scaled-e1749478815855.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Changes to GDPR<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two years ago, we wrote about potential changes coming down the line from proposals outlined in the UK government\u2019s Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. That legislation is on hold. However, changes to what we all call GDPR are, indeed, afoot.<\/p>\n<p>This is because the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Act was given royal assent on 19 June 2025, with changes to several pieces of legislation that it affects being phased in from now until June 2026.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_5e3ac87521ce827f5bb1d47ece22439d\" class=\"driving-sec blocknumfig-7081 nothasbgimg full-width-text-with-background-block  \" style=\"background-image: url();\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">Our concern here at Restore Datashred is always with data protection and high levels of security at data\u2019s end-of-life stage, so let\u2019s examine what GDPR currently stipulates, and how the DUA Act could lead to some operational tweaks and alterations being required for your business.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_1b46778ae32e64eb08a78330a1b31f93\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The seven principles of GDPR-compliant data handling are: <\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Purpose limitation<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Data minimisation<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Accuracy<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Storage limitation<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Integrity and confidentiality (security)<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Accountability<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 mt-lg-0 mt-5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center img-prov-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_969002844-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\r\n\r\r\n<section id=\"block--block_ab2d9a1efa2717db25d59e78ca38c344\" class=\"two-column-content-60-40 two-column-content-extended  \" style=\"\">\r\t<div class=\"container\">\r\t\t<div class=\"row mx-n5 \">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 quote-left px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\"><h2>What the DUA Act wants to make easier<\/h2><\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle two-column-de\">As well as areas of potential innovation around research provisions, privacy notices, automated decision-making and cookie rules, the DUA Act might make the following easier to implement in your favour:<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7 quote-right px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content content-quote-desc\"><p>Our concern here at Restore Datashred is always with data protection and high levels of security at data\u2019s end-of-life stage, so let\u2019s examine what GDPR currently stipulates, and how the DUA Act could lead to some operational tweaks and alterations being required for your business.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Recognised legitimate interests\u2019 have a new, lawful basis<\/li>\n<li>Assumption of compatibility<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Soft opt-in\u2019 for charities<\/li>\n<li>Subject access requests (SARs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/about-restore-datashred\/our-accreditations\/\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Our accreditations<\/span>\r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/div>\r\t<\/div>\r<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_1acb3cd5b24268af5749b4aa0aedb181\" class=\"why-sec info-cards-block info-cards-grid  \" style=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box text-center\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where the DUA Act requires action*<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-center subheading\">Two areas may need you to make changes to your current set-up.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row top-space\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 card-cont\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center why-box match-height \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-box p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/lock.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mt-3 mt-md-5 mb-3 \">Children&#039;s online services<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Children\u2019s online services must now take their needs into account when you decide how to use their personal information. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-space-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/images\/info-card-back.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 card-cont\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center why-box match-height \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-box p-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/03\/icon_Datashred_records.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mt-3 mt-md-5 mb-3 \">Data protection<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data protection complaints must be enabled by provision of, for example, a data protection complaint form, with a process in place to acknowledge the complaint within 30 days and respond without undue delay. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-space-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/themes\/understrap-child\/images\/info-card-back.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n\r\r\n\r\r\n<section id=\"block--block_ed588aa6b7becf455ad7103d1636d737\" class=\"two-column-content-60-40 two-column-content-extended  \" style=\"\">\r\t<div class=\"container\">\r\t\t<div class=\"row mx-n5 \">\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5 quote-left px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\"><h2>What does the DUA Act mean for data disposal?<\/h2><\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subtitle two-column-de\">Absolutely nothing!<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\r\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7 quote-right px-lg-5\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content content-quote-desc\"><p>As in, there is <u>still<\/u> the urgent need for any business or organisation, of any size and sector, to make sure the confidentiality of the personal, sensitive information they handle is watertight. This confidentiality must be implemented from the moment of data\u2019s creation to the moment of its destruction, and covers information including direct marketing opt-ins, HR records, financial and account documents, customer correspondence (any format), banking details, and telephone call recordings. Confidentiality also encompasses the individual\u2019s right to be deleted from your systems, on demand.<\/p>\n<p>Compliance with all data protection legislation entails setting aside budget to provide for issues such as secure data management, part of which should include secure end-of-life data shredding by a professional company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\t\t\t\t\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/about-the-ico\/what-we-do\/legislation-we-cover\/data-use-and-access-act-2025\/the-data-use-and-access-act-2025-what-does-it-mean-for-organisations\/\">\r\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>DUA Act<\/span>\r\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\t\t<\/div>\r\t<\/div>\r<\/section>\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_6fc97a8fb611cd01586ba6b49440db7b\"\r\n\tclass=\"museum-sec image-text-block dark-bg\"\r\n\tstyle=\"background: var(--primary);\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-0 order-lg-1 \">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg-start text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/gdpr-shredding-requirements.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img-fluid img-main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 order-1 order-lg-0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> What happens if you get data disposal wrong?<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Current news concerns itself with cyber-attacks taking down high street names or national airlines\u2019 customer databases, but sensitive paper and digitally based data are not immune. If you have a leaky system, working practices or poorly conceived security protocols, there\u2019s an increasing risk someone will take advantage to gain leverage over your business, <em>aka<\/em>, blackmail! Suffer a data breach and the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) can fine you and, even worse, your reputation will be damaged, your customers\u2019 trust broken.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n\r\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_d9b725288dcb54a581616afa4b6682bd\" class=\"inform-sec bullets-and-quote-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to get secure data disposal right<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"service-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Check your retention and disposal policy is fit for purpose. You do have this policy, right?<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Employ a data protection officer or train someone on the team \u2013 yourself? \u2013 to carry out this role.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Set up a secure waste stream, which includes lockable cabinets or bins to keep sensitive information away from prying eyes.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Avoid using an in-house shredder as not only is it a time-consuming chore, but it also creates risk with piles of confidential documents or discs left unguarded in the queue.<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Use an accredited, professional data shredding company to destroy your obsolete data, the bonus being that they will send the paper shreds and plastics, metals and other materials from electronic storage media to be recycled. <\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_1e45a3d0842278a628b9b200b6b854af\" class=\"content-block \">\r\n\t<h2>Step up, Restore Datashred!<\/h2>\n<p>Maintaining your, and your customers\u2019, confidentiality and data security is our core business goal. We understand GDPR legislation, with amendments and changes required by the DUA Act 2025, and can implement an audited unbroken chain of custody from your workplace to our shredding blades. Choose any of our services and you will know that they all meet the same high standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<section id=\"block--block_0536c1f6c9cef8ef73a104ba139ef18d\"\r\n\tclass=\"support-sec hover-info-card-slider-block \">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-white\">These services include:<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"position-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper mySwiper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restore.co.uk\/datashred\/services\/on-site-mobile-shredding-services\/\" class=\"box 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