It will not have escaped your attention. There is extensive discussion and writing about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This new privacy legislation comes into effect on 25 May. From that date, the new legislation applies to all countries within the EU, replacing the Personal Data Protection Act (Wbp) in the Netherlands. The number of data processing agreements is increasing significantly with the introduction of the GDPR. ValidSign offers a helping hand in quickly processing these documents.
Data processing
With the introduction of the GDPR, stricter rules apply to parties that process personal data. For example, organisations may not process data without the consent of the individual concerned. Some examples of personal data that parties process include name, email address, BSN number, and IP address. Under the new law, stricter conditions will apply to the transfer of this online personal data, and higher fines will be imposed for non-compliance with the rules. Organisations that process data are also called "data controllers".
The data processing agreement (formerly "processing agreement") is also addressed in the GDPR. The data processing agreement is mandatory for both the data controller and the processor. "Processors" are external parties that the data controller works with. Think of software companies or administration offices that process your company’s data. The data processing agreement contains agreements on how personal data is handled between these different parties. Information security plays a major role in this.
Often it is not yet entirely clear to organisations what a data processing agreement exactly is. Additionally, it takes a lot of time to have data processing agreements signed by various parties. ValidSign can help speed up your process, so you can be GDPR-proof sooner.
Digital signing
The processing of data processing agreements and other security documents can be completed quickly and easily with ValidSign, including a legally valid digital signature. Digital signing as a solution ensures that you are no longer dependent on the paper process. Printing, scanning, and sending your documents by post is a thing of the past with ValidSign.
You can apply your own digital signature to your GDPR documentation using the ValidSign solution from any device. ValidSign has already helped many organisations convert their processes that depend on signatures from paper-intensive to paperless.
Whether you are a data controller or a processor: with ValidSign you can apply your digital signature to your documentation in compliance with GDPR and organise your work process more efficiently. Additionally, it is even possible to implement the digital signature solution in your DMS or CRM system. All your secured information signed with one click through ValidSign’s secure solution.
