Blog: GDPR
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GDPR Data Breach Notice Letter
Two of the most important principles of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are transparency and accountability. You must keep people informed about the ways in which you're processing their personal data. And you are accountable to your Data Protection Authority (DPA - referred to in the text of the...
GDPR Data Processing Agreement Template
Complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can take a lot of work. You have to make sure that you're processing your users' personal data transparently, storing it securely, and only asking them for the information that you actually need. But that's just part of what's required. You're also...
GDPR Data Protection Policy
In the first eight months of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 59,000 data breaches were reported. Initially, this sounds somewhat worrying. Are data protection standards falling short? Are there some serious flaws in the data security infrastructure? Have cybercriminals suddenly got a lot more sophisticated? These concerns may be...
How the CCPA is Different from the GDPR
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), often said to be the world's toughest privacy law, took full effect in May 2018. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), easily the strictest general privacy law in the United States, passed soon after in June 2018. It took effect in January 2020....
Google EU User Consent Policy and the GDPR
Many services offered by Google, like AdSense and Analytics, help businesses and developers enhance their online presence. These services help you track user interaction with your website and tell you where most of your traffic is coming from. However, to use these services, you need to stay in compliance with international...
How the CCPA is Similar to the GDPR
It's no secret that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which passed in June 2018 and came into force in January 2020, took some inspiration from the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Those who are familiar with the GDPR's right to object might experience a certain sense of deja...