Privacy and Data Security are growing areas of concern for businesses. The law in this area is rapidly evolving, and privacy issues regularly feature in headline news stories. As organizations are increasing their investment in data privacy, McMillan's Privacy Group would like to help our clients understand their core privacy and data protection obligations.

We are pleased to launch an eight week "Privacy Basics" bulletin series to introduce you to some basic privacy concepts and controls, as well as provide some general guidance for privacy compliance in Canada. Our first issue focuses on privacy policies. To read this issue please click on the link below.

Issue 1: Privacy policies

Issue 2: Privacy programs

Issue 3: Privacy training

Issue 4: Cyber security

Issue 5: Breach response plans

Issue 6: Data protection agreements

Issue 7: Cloud computing

Issue 8: Access requests

We hope that you will find our series useful in planning for your business.

The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers are cautioned against making any decisions based on this material alone. Rather, specific legal advice should be obtained.

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