I'm currently looking at the three drafts of the EU Data Protection Regulation to get a feel for potential implications for HE. The Council and the Parliament prescribe different levels of fines for enterprises/undertakings. Are there any views as to whether universities are enterprises/undertakings? Competition law defines an enterprise as " the concept of an undertaking encompasses every entity engaged in an economic activity, regardless of the legal status of the entity and the way in which it is financed" but is this transferable to this Regulation? Is it possible for a data controller to be sometimes an enterprise and sometimes not?
Also, does anyone have thoughts as to whether "scientific research" would cover research in areas such as law and anthropology?
Best wishes
Susan
Susan Graham
University Records Manager
Records Management Section
University of Edinburgh
Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh
EH8 9YL
Tel: 0131 6514 100
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