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- An ethical marketing approach
- Individual's data protection reinforced
- Strict technical and organizational measures
- Your data in our secured private cloud
The GDPR regulation offers a real opportunity to develop with A7 Emailing a trustful relationship between your company and your contacts
The General Regulation on Data Protection (GRDP) formalizes an ethical marketing approach that protects individuals' data. A7 Emailing is strongly involved in securing personal data processing and in complying with new regulations. Far from being a constraint, this regulation is an opportunity for your company to develop a trustful relationship with your customers.
What is the GDPR?
GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, is the new legislation for the protection of personal data within the European Union. This regulation replaces the current directive on the protection of personal data.
To whom does the GDPR apply to?
This regulation applies to all companies or entities, regardless of their country of origin, collecting or processing data of European citizens.
What major changes brings the GDPR ?
Protection of individual's personal data is reinforced, and obligations when collecting or processing data are widened. The key points of this compliance are:
- An extended definition of personal data: Any data enabling individual identification will be considered as personal data, whether it concerns private, public or professional life.
- Enhanced individual rights regarding consent: Companies collecting or processing data have an obligation of transparency on the type of data stored and on the retention period.
- The obligation to put in place preventive data protection measures: It is now mandatory to implement all necessary technical and organizational measures to prevent any risk to confidentiality and data integrity.
- The obligation to inform about any data leak: In case of data leak, the company in charge has to notify the national protection authority in order for users to take all appropriate measures.
- The need to appoint a Data Protection Officer: It is now mandatory to appoint a legal manager in charge of the proper application of the regulations within the company.
- An extended definition of personal data: Any data enabling individual identification will be considered as personal data, whether it concerns private, public or professional life.
- Enhanced individual rights regarding consent: Companies collecting or processing data have an obligation of transparency on the type of data stored and on the retention period.
- The obligation to put in place preventive data protection measures: It is now mandatory to implement all necessary technical and organizational measures to prevent any risk to confidentiality and data integrity.
- The obligation to inform about any data leak: In case of data leak, the company in charge has to notify the national protection authority in order for users to take all appropriate measures.
- The need to appoint a Data Protection Officer: It is now mandatory to appoint a legal manager in charge of the proper application of the regulations within the company.
GDPR compliance at A7 Emailing
Guaranteeing the integrity and the confidentiality of our client's data is our priority. We therefore work strongly in this direction and in compliance with the new regulations:
- We have put in place an index of personal data processing and we limit any data manipulation to the only services entrusted to us as a subcontractor.
- We adhere to industry codes of good business conduct (Member of the National Union of Direct Communication) and sensitize our teams to privacy and data security issues.
- Our clients' data are hosted in a strict contractual framework of confidentiality and are backed up daily within our private network.
- We collect data from contacts who have given their consent and we respect a retention period in accordance with the GDPR. Finally, we do not sell, share or rent personal data for commercial purposes.
- We provide mechanisms to explicitly respect people's rights, including unsubscribing contacts whose email addresses are only stored in encrypted form.
- We have put in place an index of personal data processing and we limit any data manipulation to the only services entrusted to us as a subcontractor.
- We adhere to industry codes of good business conduct (Member of the National Union of Direct Communication) and sensitize our teams to privacy and data security issues.
- Our clients' data are hosted in a strict contractual framework of confidentiality and are backed up daily within our private network.
- We collect data from contacts who have given their consent and we respect a retention period in accordance with the GDPR. Finally, we do not sell, share or rent personal data for commercial purposes.
- We provide mechanisms to explicitly respect people's rights, including unsubscribing contacts whose email addresses are only stored in encrypted form.
Contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO)
If you have any questions regarding GDPR compliance, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at the following address: dpo@a7-emailing.com