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A fundamental change under data protection laws, in this case, The GDPR – the new data protection regulation which came into force in May – will have particular relevance for anyone involved in a franchisor/franchisee relationship.

Why? Because of the way in which data is handled; a franchisee operates their own business and is, under the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”), a controller (i.e. a person that determines the purpose for and manner in which data is…