GDPR4CHLDRN – Ensuring data protection in hobbies

Many children and young people participate in the activities of different kinds of clubs and associations in their free time. Clubs and associations process the personal data of children and young people in connection with hobbies and events, which means that they play an important role in the realisation of the protection of personal data of children and young people.

Clubs and associations are not always aware of the importance of data protection and their own obligations. The personal data of children and young people are processed by representatives of financial management, coaches and other volunteers, among others. All of them need clear instructions on how to comply with data protection legislation and apply with in their own activities.

The goal of the GDPR4CHLDRN protect is to help children, young people and parents as well as people actively involved in clubs and associations better understand the processing of personal data and data protection legislation. The aim is to create informative icons that can be used to provide information about data protection to children, young people and their parents in a way that is easy to understand.

In addition, a practical toolkit to support compliance with data protection legislation and its application in everyday hobby activities will be created for clubs and associations in the project. Competence badges that can be used to identify and demonstrate competence related to data protection will also be created for the use of clubs and associations.

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