Following a significant fine against the parties to an asset acquisition for illegally transferring customer information, the Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Bavarian DPA) announced on August, 20, 2015 that it...more
9/1/2015
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Customer Lists ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Data Transfers ,
EU ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Fines ,
German Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA) ,
Germany
Recent enforcement actions by the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) [Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht] highlight the importance of severe restrictions placed on the transfer of such data, even in the...more
8/29/2015
/ Acquisitions ,
Advertising ,
Buyers ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Due Diligence ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mergers ,
Personal Data ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Sellers ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Last month the German Federal Government IT Advisory Committee ("Federal IT Committee") issued new cloud computing service criteria for all prospective vendors to German Federal Agencies. Cloud services providers who offer,...more
On May 29, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced the approval of the final orders for two U.S. companies, TES Franchising, LLC ("TES") and American International Mailing, Inc. ("AIM"), settling complaints that...more
6/22/2015
/ Arbitration ,
Binding Corporate Rules ,
Compliance ,
Data Protection ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Germany ,
International Data Transfers ,
Mediation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 5 ,
Switzerland ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2015, Berlin Data Protection Commissioner Dr. Alexander Dix, speaking at the European Data Protection Conference in Berlin, made a number of important announcements regarding the EU/U.S. Safe Harbor...more