Light Blue and the GDPR

You’ve almost certainly heard about the EU’s new data protection and privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR requires businesses to follow strict guidelines when they’re using personal data. It comes into effect on 25 May, and affects all businesses in the EU. It also applies to businesses in other countries outside the EU that have any dealings with EU citizens.

We’ve made sure that Light Blue Software is ready for the GDPR, but we’ve done much more than simply making sure that we comply with the new regulations. We’ve also been hard at work adding new tools to Light Blue that help you to ensure that your business complies with the GDPR, and we’ve been working with legal and security experts to provide you with advice that can help you to do that.

Light Blue 7.1

Light Blue 7.1 is out today, and it includes several new tools that can help you to comply with the GDPR. Light Blue 7.1 is a free update for everyone who subscribes to our online services, or is already using Light Blue 7. You can find out more about the changes in the Light Blue 7.1 release notes.

Light Blue 7.1 also includes an updated licence agreement. The GDPR requires data controllers (i.e. you) to have a contract with their data processors (i.e. us, if you’re using our online services), and agreeing to this updated licence agreement forms that contract.

Helping you to understand the GDPR

You can find out more about the GDPR, how it affects your business, and how it affects your use of Light Blue in the FAQ that we have created.

Ensuring the security of your clients’ personal data is an important part of the GDPR, so we’ve also provided advice on securing the devices you use Light Blue on.

Updated legal information

As part of the changes that we’ve made to ensure that Light Blue Software complies with the GDPR, we’ve updated our privacy notice and the Light Blue licence agreement. This updated licence agreement is part of Light Blue 7.1, and agreeing to it covers the GDPR’s requirement for data controllers to have a contract with their data processors.