Prepare now: the new Data ActEurope has made its decision: From September 2025, all companies that collect and use data will have to comply with the new rules of the Data Act. Its regulations could threaten existing business models and make new ones possible - legal advice must take this into account.Guide through the new lawThis handbook will guide you safely through the complexities of the new rules, highlighting in particularRights and obligations regarding business-to-consumer and business-to-business data sharingObligations data holders are subject toImplications of the new law for contract draftingMeasures to be taken by cloud providers to enable switching between different servicesCircumstances under which companies must make data available to public authoritiesRequirements for data-related smart contractsPractical approachClear explanations of newly defined terms such as data holder, interoperability and unfair contractual termsPrecise guidance on when companies must provide or may use data, and what leeway the new rules offerRelationship to existing data protection and trade secret regulationsTarget groupsLawyers, in-house counsel, companies, public authorities, data protection officers, data intermediaries, business associations, research institutions, European institutionsFirst-hand knowledgeThe three authors of this handbook have been intensively involved in advising on and shaping the legal development of data usage and data protection for many years, particularly with regard to the issues newly regulated by the Data Act:Dr. Kristina Schreiber, Lawyer, Certified Specialist in Administrative Law and Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe | Dr. Patrick Pommerening, Lawyer and Certified Specialist in Industrial Property Law | Philipp Schoel, Lawyer
