Getting ready for GDPR; where to start and how do you set yourself up for compliance success?

Rather a like the deadline for submission of the dreaded tax return, the 25th May 2018 has loomed on the horizon for many as a date by which you will complete something. but not just yet.  It’s a long way off.  But exactly five months from Christmas, GDPR will become a reality.  And with it comes a fundamental change to the way that we manage and distribute data.  As everyone knows by now, it is not a 'nice to take notice of' initiative; it is a ‘must comply with' piece of legislation. In a nutshell, GDPR provides greater data protection to all EU citizens, giving them more control over their personal data. The result of four years of discussions, GDPR empowers EU citizens with several new rights, including the ability to access and withdraw their personal data, for increased security.