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New UK data laws = changes to your legal contracts

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Quick heads-up that all of my legal contracts (including the DPA and website policies) are in the process of being updated to reference the new Data Use and Access Act 2025 (DUAA), which recently came into force.

The Act introduces significant changes to the UK's data protection framework, including amendments to the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

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  1. As usual, any previous buyers will be sent a link to access the updated versions (for free, obvs) by email. This will happen either later this week or early next week.
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  2. I know we only recently added the 5-point AI clause, but this update was unavoidable due to the new legislation.
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  3. You’re still fully compliant if you’re using the current documents.
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  4. I’m currently moving all of my downloads to a new platform after the old one hiked its prices by 535%. However, this new platform doesn’t allow multi-buy discounts.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU

In a nutshell, if you need legal contracts, now’s the time to get them, as the 20% discount when buying two or more will be gone once the switch happens.

​Buy VA legal policies and contracts.​

As mentioned, if you already have my contracts (or you buy them this week), you will receive a link to the new versions as soon as they are ready and then whenever they are updated in the future.

As you were, and have a lovely day.

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The VA Handbook

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I turn frazzled women into kick-ass Virtual Assistants so they can have flexible working lives that fit around their families (and shoe shopping).

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