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Can I send marketing e-mails without consent (opt-in) to former customers?

09/08/2022
Privacy & data protection

In 2021, a data subject filed a complaint with the BDPA due to the receipt of a direct marketing e-mail from a company which he had not been a customer for two years. Was the company allowed to send direct marketing e-mails to former customers without consent? We will explain it to you.

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Political agreement on the adoption of the Crypto Travel Rule

01/07/2022
Information technology

In this blog, we look at what has changed from the European Commission’s initial proposal on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets during the legislative course.

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in the home stretch

Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation in the home stretch

05/07/2022
Information technology

After reaching an agreement on the so-called Crypto Travel Rule, an agreement was now also reached on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation or MiCAR. In this blogpost, we will have a look at the legislative procedure so far and what has changed from the European Commission’s initial proposal.

IT-contracten

Strict contractual obligations and the operational reality in IT contracts

15/06/2022
Contracts

In this article we discuss the practice of a best efforts obligation, strict obligation or guarantee commitment in IT contracts.

EHDS

European Health Data Space - Untapping the potential of EU health data

19/05/2022
Privacy & data protection

Timelex had the honour of assisting the EC in preparing a study supporting the impact assessment of policy options for an EU initiative on an EHDS. Read more.

Dark patterns

The EDPB sheds light on 'dark patterns' in the new Guidelines 3/2022

05/04/2022
Privacy & data protection

On 14 March 2022, the EDPB published the 3/2022 guidelines on dark patterns on social networks, the non-transparent practices of influencing or even forcing users to make decisions about their privacy or rights. Read more about different examples defined by the EDPB.

Right of access

All you need to know about the right of access

29/03/2022
Privacy & data protection

The European Data Protection Board published draft guidelines on the right of access, which is seen as one of the fundamental rights of the data subject under the GDPR. This blogpost will summarize the main points in the guidance and will highlight some remaining points of discussion.

European Data Act

The Unbearable Lightness of Data - how the European Data Act will regulate the elusive

17/03/2022
Privacy & data protection

The EU has long been debating about the need to ensure that access to data is possible more frequently, and on fairer terms. The Data Act is the result of these discussions and it regulates digital information in a very broad sense, including information generated by connected devices and various data held by businesses.

Legal questions

9 legal questions when organising webinars answered

03/03/2022
Privacy & data protection

What are the legal points of attention you need to pay attention to as an organiser? The 9 most pressing legal questions are answered in this blog.

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