• March 28, 2024
 Do You Have Unanswered Questions About GDPR And Protecting Personal Data?

Do You Have Unanswered Questions About GDPR And Protecting Personal Data?

How long are you allowed to keep wills under the General Data Protection Regulation?  How do you enable right of access to personal data whilst you retain wills?  Do you need to let third parties know if you are holding their personal data as beneficiaries?  When do you need to use encryption?  Do you have any unanswered questions about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and protecting personal data that are holding back your compliance?

The Society of Will Writers and GDPR compliance platform for small business, Astrid are holding a free webinar on Wednesday 27th March to address the questions will writers have around compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The 45 minute webinar at 1pm will be hosted by will writer and member of the Society of Will Writers Professional Standards Board, Shandip N Shah.  With over 5 years’ experience in the will writing profession and a hunger for knowledge, Shandip will be putting will writers’ questions to Astrid’s Managing Director, Gerrard Fisher.  Gerrard is formally trained as a GDPR practitioner and developed Astrid’s GDPR compliance tools and guidance.

Shandip says: “As will writers, we collect a lot of personal information which can include sensitive notes also. The whole GDPR issue has brought on a new challenge to our working practice but the build-up hype it seems has been forgotten.  Data collection and storage is an extremely important part of our work and this is a great opportunity to get professional advice on this issue to avoid a possible challenge later on.”

Gerrard says: “Given the sensitivity of the personal data will writers handle, the consequences of non-compliance with GDPR are huge.  We want to find out what issues are holding will writers back and answer as many questions as possible to help them become GDPR compliant and protect clients’ personal data as well as their own businesses. ”

If you have an unanswered query or a concern about GDPR, email hello@weareastrid.co.uk with your question and we will do our best to answer it in our webinar.

To register to join the free webinar, visit www.weareastrid.co.uk/willwriters.

 

This article was submitted to be published by The Society of Will Writers as part of their advertising agreement with Today’s Wills and Probate. The views expressed in this article are those of the submitter and not those of Today’s Wills and Probate.

The Society of Will Writers

https://www.willwriters.com/

The Society of Will Writers (SWW) is a non-profit making self-regulatory organisation that seeks to protect the public and serve the interests of those who are active professionals in the Will Writing and Estate Planning field, as well as the upkeep of advancement, education, and ethical standards within the profession. Founded in 1994, the SWW has grown to a membership of over 1700 estate planning professionals across the UK, Europe and further afield in places such as Asia and Africa, each championing our standards and enabling the public access to high-quality Will Writing and Estate Planning services.

The main goals of the SWW are:

  • To promote to the public at large the real need and sense in having a valid will.
  • To act as a self-regulatory body by vetting practitioners through stringent membership requirements, proficiency standards and ongoing training.
The SWW is proud to be one of the frontrunning organisations where steering the profession is concerned, regularly meeting with other regulators and industry stakeholders to ensure that our members voices are heard, and needs are matched. Being a member of the SWW also grants access to exclusive benefits such as unlimited technical support when you’re in need of help, bespoke PII cover available only to SWW members, a web listing through the Find a Member section on our website, and discounts on both our and selected partner’s products and services. SWW Members also have access to regional groups, ongoing training, and an annual conference, all designed to enhance their knowledge and create excellent networking opportunities.

The designatory letters of the SWW’s membership grades:

  • SWW (Affiliate)
  • MSWW (Full)
  • ASWW (Associate)
  • FSWW (Fellow)
  • SWW (Companion)
  • SWW (Honorary)
Each membership grade denotes its holders experience and is an assurance to the public that the Will Writer or Estate Planner that they are engaging with is trained, insured and SWW code compliant. We always encourage members of the public to ask their Will Writer if they are a Member of the SWW, and any Member would be happy to present their membership ID card as proof. The public can also rely on checking any Member’s credentials by contacting SWW head office.

Meet Sam Smith – Head of Membership

Sam manages the membership team here at the SWW. He is responsible largely for Member recruitment and handling enquiries from Members. As well as liaising with Society partners and third parties, he also looks after our 20 regional chairs. Sam is always on hand at SWW events to meet and greet. In Sam’s downtime, he enjoys going to the gym, restoring his camper van, and playing golf. Sam is the point of contact between the SWW and Todays Wills & Probate. If you have any enquiries, you can contact Sam by emailing him at sam.s@willwriters.com or calling the office on 01522 687 888 and he would be more than happy to assist.