Jargon-free GDPR – For UK-based coaches, trainers & consultants
A straightforward blog about all things data protection and virtualgo2 related
The basics of the UK GDPR do include fundamentals for all businesses but do coaches, trainers, and consultants have some specific responsibilities? Well, yes, but surprisingly these responsibilities are BUSINESS-specific because they relate to your type of business and how you choose to run it.… Read more
This article is a step-by-step process you can use for choosing the right digital tools for the job and your coaching, training, or consultancy business. My confession in relation to this subject is that I am a “shiny” addict. I can happily disappear down rabbit holes for days at a time and tell myself I’m being productive and doing important work.… Read more
10 easy GDPR tips for UK coaches, trainers and consultants: as you know, I specialise in jargon-free GDPR and I now concentrate on helping UK coaches, trainers, and consultants to find their way.… Read more
I’m going to stick my neck out here and say that the most well-known GDPR-related document is the Privacy Notice (OK, not very brave there). Despite this, many coaches, trainers, and consultants haven’t got their business’s Privacy Notice written, styled, and available in more than one (often not very good) version.… Read more
If you’re fed up with New Year’s resolutions…
If you are a coach, trainer or consultant, this GDPR Blueprint will help you get your plans in place to create something invaluable for your business that will improve it over the course of 2022.… Read more
Cyber safety is essential for all online users and doubly so for online business owners because you carry the responsibility for all the personal data your business handles.
The 6th principle of GDPR is integrity and confidentiality and within that principle is the security of the personal data you handle.… Read more
Marketing – 10 essential GDPR tips for owners of small businesses who do virtually everything themselves. We all know that marketing can be a bit of a trial and that’s an understatement!
My experience has been a combination of blind panic, a massive learning curve for the tech and platforms I use, lots of time spent and frequent frustration because I’m not brimming with clever ideas that will make me and my business well-known and successful.… Read more
GDPR and social media don’t really sound like the perfect combination but if you are trying to grow your business, you will no doubt be using social media as one of your key tools.… Read more
As a Data Controller, which you almost certainly are, it’s your responsibility to deliver the Rights of the Individual when handling personal data.… Read more
Your Record of Processing Activity (RoPA) is nothing more than a list of each type of personal data you handle with a set of explanatory details that show the what, when, why, where and how your business handles it… OK, that’s a major simplification but, with the right template, you will easily get into the swing of recording the essentials.… Read more
