{"id":2253,"date":"2018-01-17T16:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2023-02-10T15:45:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:45:53","slug":"preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps-you-can-take-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps-you-can-take-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the GDPR \u2013 12 steps you can take now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With so much advice circulating surrounding the GDPR, it\u2019s hard to know where to start. The ICO have put together this handy download which will help you prepare your organisation for the changes to the data protection rules, regardless of your business size and industry.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From increasing your awareness of the changes and what applies to you and your customers, to putting changes in place to ensure your data handling is compliant, <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/media\/1624219\/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf\">this guide<\/a> highlights 12 steps you can take now in preparation for 25 May 2018:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/media\/1624219\/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/12-steps-GDPR.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/12-steps-GDPR.png 630w, https:\/\/www.firetext.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/12-steps-GDPR-212x300.png 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s lots of information and resources on both the <a href=\"https:\/\/dma.org.uk\/gdpr\">DMA<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/media\/1624219\/preparing-for-the-gdpr-12-steps.pdf\">ICO<\/a> websites if you need help preparing for GDPR, when it comes to your SMS data, we\u2019ll be collating the most useful news and updates here on the blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With so much advice circulating surrounding the GDPR, it\u2019s hard to know where to start. 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