Data Protection Policy for Media Practitioners at the FINAS Conference
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all media practitioners covering the FINAS Conference adhere to data protection principles to safeguard the privacy and personal data of individuals involved in the conference.
Scope
This policy applies to all media practitioners, including journalists, photographers, videographers, and bloggers, who will be covering the FINAS Conference.
Principles
- Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency: Data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner.
- Purpose Limitation: Data collected should be for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.
- Data Minimization: Only the necessary amount of data required for the purpose should be collected.
- Accuracy: Data should be accurate.
- Integrity and Confidentiality: Data should be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing, and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage.
Data Subject Rights
Media practitioners must respect the rights of data subjects, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, and object to the processing of their personal data.
Data Collection and Processing
- Consent: Obtain explicit consent from individuals before collecting or processing their personal data.
- Anonymization: Where possible, anonymize data to protect the identity of individuals.
- Data Sharing: Do not share personal data with third parties without the explicit consent of the data subject.
Compliance
- Ensure compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations.