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GDPR vs Australian Privacy Principles

Australia's Privacy Act 1988 provides a set of principles to be applied when working with personal information. These are known as the "Australian Privacy Principles" (APPs). Among other things, they provide rules about transparency, direct marketing, and security of personal information. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out rules...

Privacy Policy for HubSpot Analytics

If you use HubSpot Analytics, it's very likely you'll need to have a Privacy Policy. Though HubSpot doesn't directly require this, it does demand that all customers follow the law when using the service. Several state, national and international laws explicitly or implicitly require a Privacy Policy when you handle personal...

Privacy Policy for Crashlytics

Crashlytics can be an effective and convenient way for you to discover the causes and severity of crashes in your app. But to do its job, Crashlytics needs to collect and analyze a lot of information about your users and their activity. You may not have really considered it, but this...

What Activities Count as Processing Under the GDPR?

The word "processing" appears in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) over 630 times. The law features seven "principles of data processing." It requires companies to ensure the "resilience of processing systems." It even proclaims that "the processing of personal data should be designed to serve mankind." Processing personal...

Violation of Usage of Android Advertising ID Policy

A number of Android app developers have received a strongly worded email from Google recently. This email warns the developer that their app could be removed from the Google Play store. Sometimes it states that their app has already been removed. The developer is deemed guilty of the following: "Violation of...

What the TikTok COPPA Case Means For Your Business

If you run a mobile app or website that targets and/or collects information from children under 13, you may need to take another look at your Privacy Policies and guidelines. A recent case between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a Chinese-owned mobile app, TikTok, reinforced why it is important...