Partner Alexander Egerton has written for The European Financial Review discussing how the retail sector can get to grips with GDPR.
“E-commerce raises a number of legal issues for retailers. For retailers who have had to build platforms from scratch or maximise legacy infrastructure these legal issues will be a challenge. This article only looks at privacy which is the legal obligation for businesses to manage customer data – the GDPR sets out the principles. Under the GDPR, retailers are accountable to their consumers and to the UK’s regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”