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Selling and utilising personal data in an insolvency situation

Data Protection Report

Many businesses are suffering serious financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19, particularly those in the retail, hospitality and tourism sectors. A purchaser may decide to buy a distressed business, or part of it, as a going concern, with the sole intention of utilising the customer list to market its own products and services.

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The Sainsbury Archive chooses Preservica to create new cloud-based digital archive

Preservica

Preservica’s active digital preservation platform selected to future-proof unique digital assets that document nearly 150 years of corporate, brand and retail history. In 2003 the Sainsbury Archive was set up as an independent charitable trust and in 2005 relocated to the Museum of London Docklands in Canary Wharf.

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Online Behavioral Advertising: European Commission launches infringement proceedings against the UK

Hunton Privacy

In the UK, those who collect and use data through behavioral advertising technology must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (as amended) (the “DPA”), as well as the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (the “Privacy Regulations”). Legal Implications.