Data Protection & Privacy

Our Data Protection Work

• All
• Africa
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East
• North America
• UK & Europe

• Advising a US multinational technology company

  Advising a US multinational technology company on the private consultation process with the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology prior to issuance of the Egypt Data Protection Law.

  Egypt

  Advising on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law

  Advising a global hotels and resorts operator on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law for its business, particularly in the context of the use of social media influencer advertising.

  Egypt

  Employee rights to accessing personal data on termination of employment

  Advising a large security services company that employs more than 300 employees in Kenya on the rights of the employee to access their personal data on termination of employment under the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

  Kenya

  Advising Cigna on Data Protection Laws

  Advising Cigna on Data Protection Laws in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Enforcement of constitutional rights

  Acting for a private client in a claim for enforcement of constitutional rights including the right to privacy against a large national publication.

  Kenya

  Advising a not-for-profit entity on Kenyan Data Protection laws

  Advising a not-for-profit entity registered in the United States with regard to the breach of data and related matters pursuant to the Kenyan Data Protection laws.

  Kenya

  Compliance with local and international data protection and privacy legislation

  Advising clients on their compliance with local and international data protection and privacy legislation, in particular in relation to the legal requirements relating to security of personal information, in the event of a data breach

  Australia

  Internal data sharing security and management policies

  Advising international reinsurance company on internal data sharing security and management policies

  Australia

  Advice on data protection for online sales

  Advising on data transfer, data protection and privacy in relation to the sale of an online portal and the spin-out of certain other online businesses

  United Kingdom

  Advice regarding data policy implementation

  Advising on and drafting cyber policy wordings for the London market

  United Kingdom
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• Employee rights to accessing personal data on termination of employment

  Advising a large security services company that employs more than 300 employees in Kenya on the rights of the employee to access their personal data on termination of employment under the provisions of the Data Protection Act.

  Kenya

  Advising Cigna on Data Protection Laws

  Advising Cigna on Data Protection Laws in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Enforcement of constitutional rights

  Acting for a private client in a claim for enforcement of constitutional rights including the right to privacy against a large national publication.

  Kenya

  Advising a not-for-profit entity on Kenyan Data Protection laws

  Advising a not-for-profit entity registered in the United States with regard to the breach of data and related matters pursuant to the Kenyan Data Protection laws.

  Kenya

• Compliance with local and international data protection and privacy legislation

  Advising clients on their compliance with local and international data protection and privacy legislation, in particular in relation to the legal requirements relating to security of personal information, in the event of a data breach

  Australia

  Internal data sharing security and management policies

  Advising international reinsurance company on internal data sharing security and management policies

  Australia

  Post breach review

  Advising international financial services company on post breach review and enhancement of deficient systems, and in relation to staff training and awareness of systems and obligations

  Australia

  Data protection and privacy legislation

  Advising clients on their compliance with local and international data protection and privacy legislation

  Australia

  Major government and regulatory inquiries/investigations

  Managing major government and regulatory inquiries/investigations with expertise in dealing with all of the main Australian regulators including APRA, ASIC, ACCC and the OAIC

  Australia

  First response to data breaches and cyber threats

  Advising clients with regards to first response to data breaches and cyber threats, including in relation to cyber breaches, systems failures and inadvertent disclosures

  Australia

  Advising clients on the ‘breach readiness’ of their systems

  Advising insurance and financial services clients on the review and audit of their systems and processes to ensure procedures are in place to detect, report and investigate personal data breaches

  Australia

• Advising on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law

  Advising a global hotels and resorts operator on the implications of the Egypt Data Protection Law for its business, particularly in the context of the use of social media influencer advertising.

  Egypt

  Advising a US multinational technology company

  Advising a US multinational technology company on the private consultation process with the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology prior to issuance of the Egypt Data Protection Law.

  Egypt

  Website privacy policies

  Drafting website privacy policies for various multinational and regionally based companies in various sectors including insurance, retail, travel and media

  United Arab Emirates

  Sale of an online portal and spin out

  Advising on data transfer, data protection and privacy in relation to the sale of an online portal and the spin-out of certain other online businesses

  United Arab Emirates

  Mixing business and personal data

  Advising a bank in connection with the use of personal mobile devices for work purposes and the risks associated with mixing business and personal data on non-business owned devices

  United Arab Emirates

  University students phishing attack

  Advising a university following a high profile phishing attack against its students’ university email addresses

  United Arab Emirates

  Data protection law compliance audit

  Carrying out a data protection law compliance audit of a major insurer, including preparing questionnaires, interviewing personnel and preparing a report with recommendations and actions for the business to mitigate the identified risks

  United Arab Emirates

  DIFC data protection laws and regulations

  Advising various ratings agencies and retail banks on the DIFC Data Protection Law and Regulations

  United Arab Emirates

  International bank's data protection in the UAE

  Advising an international retail bank on aspects of data protection, privacy and banking secrecy laws in the UAE and the DIFC

  United Arab Emirates

  CCTV in the office

  Advising companies on the use of CCTV in office premises in various Emirates and free zones in the UAE

  United Arab Emirates
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• Ensuring compliance of law relating to cyber risk insurance

  Advising a Canadian insurer on cyber risk insurance wordings for use in the province of Quebec and compliance with Quebec law

  Canada

  Advising on matters involving significant breaches of personally information

  Analysing available coverage and advising insurers and insureds involved in significant breaches of personally identifiable information and/or protected health information regarding coverage and/or coverage limitations in connection with first party, regulatory and third party claims

  United States

  Advising regarding regulatory investigations by the OCR etc

  Advising US insureds and insurers with respect to regulatory investigations by the OCR and various state attorneys general following data breaches

  United States

  Advice regarding handling of consumer data breach

  Advising US insureds and insurers with respect to the handling of consumer lawsuits arising from data breaches

  United States

  Assist regarding the issuance of breach notification letters

  Advising US insureds and insurers with respect to the issuance of breach notification letters in connection with data breaches

  United States

  Advising high profile insureds and insurers regarding federal and state law requirements

  Advising high profile US insureds and insurers with respect to federal and state law requirements in connection with large scale breaches involving personal information and protected healthcare information

  United States

  Coverage and monitoring counsel to cyber insurers

  Coverage and monitoring counsel to cyber insurers in connection with the largest data breaches in history, including breaches involving over one hundred million lost records and cutting edge forensic investigations, which have resulted in substantial breach response costs, public relations expenses and business interruption losses, as well as class action lawsuits in the US and Canada, and regulatory investigations throughout the world

  United States

  Business loss cause by service attack

  A distributed denial of service attack, which caused the website of a major retailer to shut down for nearly 72 hours, leading to business interruption loss and other first party loss

  United States

  Data breaches arising from human or external error

  Data breaches involving protected healthcare information (PHI) arising from both human error and external intrusions

  United States

  International data breaches

  International data breaches involving Fortune 100 companies and residents in numerous countries

  United States

• Advising clients on compliance with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation

  Clyde & Co acts for a number of airlines in respect of their data protection compliance, often carrying out large scale compliance projects regarding the protection and use of personal data and general data and document retention. These complex projects involve analysing the collection and processing of personal data of an airline and ensuring that the airline is compliant with UK laws in this area including reviewing current agreements and policies in place and drafting appropriate data...

  United Kingdom

  Advice relating to data storage and disaster recovery

  Advising clients on the international transfer of data for the purposes of data storage and disaster recovery

  United Kingdom

  Advice on data protection for online sales

  Advising on data transfer, data protection and privacy in relation to the sale of an online portal and the spin-out of certain other online businesses

  United Kingdom

  Advising regarding email data breaches

  Advising a university following a high profile phishing attack against its students’ university email addresses

  United Kingdom

  Data protection law compliance audit

  Carrying out a data protection law compliance audit of a major insurer, including preparing questionnaires, interviewing personnel and preparing a report with recommendations and actions for the business to mitigate the identified risks

  United Kingdom

  Recommend wording for drafting policy

  Advising on and drafting IT policy wordings and proposal forms and on IT risk management issues

  United Kingdom

  Inform companies of their notification obligations

  Advising a US promotions company on its notification obligations following a UK data breach

  United Kingdom

  Advice regarding data policy implementation

  Advising on and drafting cyber policy wordings for the London market

  United Kingdom

  Advising on cyber hacking and loss of customer data

  Advising a regulated business on the cyber hacking of its systems resulting in the loss of significant numbers of customer data including financial, sensitive personal data and credit card details, including identifying and assessing the risks, managing and mitigating loss and monitoring and reporting to the FCA, Fraud Squad and Information Commissioners Office

  United Kingdom

  Ensuring data security and integrity

  Advising in regards to cyber risk and dealing with both risk assessment and breach response, for example advising clients on the implementation of policies and procedures aimed at ensuring data security and integrity as well as dealing with the fallout where data security breaches have occurred

  United Kingdom
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