Adonis aims to help cruise and ferry lines comply with the European Union’s 2018 data protection laws
By
Rebecca Gibson |
This article was first published in the Autumn/Winter 2017 issue of International Cruise & Ferry Review. All information was correct at the time of printing, but may since have changed.
From May 2018, all businesses in the European Union (EU) will have to comply with new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which will give all Europeans the right to protect their personal data. The new EU law places strict legal limitations on how personal data can be collected, and requires any organisations that store and manage this information to ensure the data owner’s rights are protected.
Europe-based cruise and ferry operators employ large pools of employees and hold large volumes of their sensitive personal data, so they will need to comply with the new regulations. To do so, they must ensure that their IT systems and practices are updated. This is where Norway-based human resources and payroll solutions provider Adonis can help.
“As a software solutions provider, GDPR will have a large impact on our work,” says Erick Meijer, product director of Adonis.
“Although we already have many of the requirements in place, we’ll need to follow up on the consequences of the new regulations. Adonis has been carrying out this work for a while and will continue to do so throughout the year. Adonis is a trusted supplier for some of the world’s leading maritime companies, so our clients know that our human resources solutions and services will be thoroughly vetted to ensure they are fully compliant with the new GDPR laws before the May 2018 deadline.”