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EU Data Act Compliance Guides

Data sharing, portability, and cloud switching obligations for IoT manufacturers and SaaS vendors under the EU Data Act.

Data Access Rights Under the EU Data Act

The EU Data Act creates a new category of rights — the right to access data generated by connected product use.

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How the EU Data Act and EU AI Act Interact

The EU Data Act and EU AI Act are distinct regulations with different primary objectives — one governs data access and sharing, the other governs AI system d...

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B2B Data Sharing Requirements Under the EU Data Act

The EU Data Act creates a framework for business-to-business (B2B) data sharing — governing situations where one company holds data generated by another comp...

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Data Act Cloud Exit Requirements for Providers

The EU Data Act's cloud switching provisions (Chapter VI) impose specific obligations on cloud service providers when a customer wants to leave.

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Cloud Switching Rules Under the EU Data Act

The EU Data Act's cloud switching provisions (Chapter VI) are among the most commercially significant requirements for cloud service providers.

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Data Act for Industrial IoT and Smart Manufacturing

Industrial IoT is one of the primary sectors the Data Act was designed to address.

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Data Portability Under the EU Data Act: What SaaS Must Support

The EU Data Act creates data portability requirements for cloud service providers that go significantly further than GDPR Article 20.

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How Software Vendors Should Prepare for the EU Data Act

Software vendors need to understand where they sit in the Data Act's framework before they can assess their obligations.

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EU Data Act vs GDPR: What's the Difference?

The EU Data Act and GDPR both govern data rights in the EU, but they address fundamentally different problems, cover different types of data, and create diff...

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EU Data Act Compliance Checklist

The EU Data Act applies from 12 September 2025.

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What Is the EU Data Act? Plain-English Guide

The EU Data Act entered into force on 11 January 2024 and will apply from 12 September 2025.

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Penalties Under the EU Data Act

The EU Data Act does not create a single centralised fine regime comparable to GDPR's €20M/4% global turnover cap.

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IoT and the EU Data Act: What Manufacturers Must Do

IoT manufacturers are the primary target of the EU Data Act's data access obligations.

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Does the EU Data Act Apply to Your SaaS Product?

The EU Data Act applies from 12 September 2025.

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EU Data Act Timeline: Key Dates for 2025–2027

The EU Data Act entered into force on 11 January 2024 with a 20-month transition period before full application.

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