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Should the main establishment of a controller in the Union always be a controller as well?

06/05/2019
Privacy & data protection

International companies headquartered outside the EU but established in several European Member States are facing the question how to determine their main establishment in the Union. In the Guidelines for identifying a controller or processor’s lead supervisory authority (WP 244 of the Article 29 Working Party, endorsed by the EDPB) this question has been left open to a large extent.

Legal 500 Chambers

Excellent reviews by Legal 500 and Chambers

15/04/2019
News & announcements

Timelex has again received very good reviews in 2018. This is evident from the rankings that are compiled annually by the leading Legal 500 and Chambers.

The extraterritorial scope of the GDPR

The extraterritorial scope of the GDPR: Quo Vadis?

02/04/2019
Privacy & data protection

On 23 November 2018 the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its ‘Guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR’. With these guidelines, the EDPB responds to many doubts of companies located outside the EU as to whether they are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well.

Atomium

Official DPIA list of Belgian Data Protection Authority

01/04/2019
Privacy & data protection

The official final DPIA list of the Belgian Data Protection Authority has been published in the Belgian Official Journal on 22 March 2019 and has entered into force on 1 April 2019.

EBA Guidelines

EBA guidelines on outsourcing arrangements: 7 key aspects

13/03/2019
Information technology

On 25 February 2019, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published new Guidelines on Outsourcing arrangements (the ‘Guidelines’) applicable to banks, investment firms, payment and electronic money institutions (hereinafter: financial institutions).

Data processing

Belgian DPA clarifies the concepts of controller and processor

06/03/2019
Privacy & data protection

The (Belgian) Data Protection Authority (DPA) recently published an opinion on the concepts of data controller and data processor.

Amazon Kindle

AG: online chatbox and callback system can replace fax and telephone

11/03/2019
Privacy & data protection

If you place an order on the Amazon e-commerce platform, you will not receive a fax number prior to ordering and the phone number is difficult to access. According to a German consumer organisation, this is in breach of the information obligations under German consumer legislation

social media apps

Can a YouTuber qualify as “a journalist” under the GDPR?

20/02/2019
Privacy & data protection

Journalists are, to a certain extent, exempted from the application of the GDPR. Should everybody who publishes messages on Facebook, tweets on twitter, photos on Instagram or videos on YouTube, be qualified as “a journalist”?

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New book by Niels Vandezande: When an original is not original

04/02/2019
News & announcements

Timelex proudly presents the newest book from our Legal Consultant Niels Vandezande entitled “When an original is not an original”. This book is part of the KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law Series.

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