10+ Tips to avoiding a Data Breach in Sport

Community level sports clubs are run on a voluntary basis, where everyone has the member’s best interests at heart, and this includes sharing dates of birth, contact information, home addresses and medical backgrounds with team coaches. There’s no problem with that, right?

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on 25th May 2018 and requires that all organisations treat data with due respect and protection. This equally applies to Schools and Sports Clubs, with particular attention to information relating to juvenile members.

We explore the everyday habits and processes observed across multiple sports and how this generally sensitive information is managed and processed by volunteers representing the club.