Blog: GDPR

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Setting Up Newsletters for GDPR Compliance

Do you send out email newsletters? If you do, you're collecting personal data in the form of email addresses. If you have any subscribers who reside in the EU, you need to be aware of how the GDPR affects your newsletters. Email marketers now have two choices. Comply with the new European...

GDPR Recordkeeping of Data Processing Activities

All the personal data your company collects must, under law, be kept private and safe. But how can regulatory agencies be certain that companies are upholding their customers' rights in this area? Article 30 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifically deals with the need for recordkeeping on how, why,...

GDPR Procedures for Data Controllers and Data Processors

Under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), any company that processes personal data within the EU is classed as either a data controller, a data processor, or both. What are the key procedures for controllers and processors? A data controller is like the data boss. It calls the shots when...

Determining if Your Users Fall Under GDPR Jurisdiction

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has changed how companies around the world are handling the personal information of their users. This privacy law out of the European Union extends its jurisdiction to any company or entity that collects or processes the personal information of residents of the EU. This...

GDPR Data Processor Requirements

Data processing converts raw data into something usable and valuable. The conversion is a process using a predefined operation carried out manually or automatically. If you use programs like Apache Hadoop or Apache Spark to sort or define data, then you're engaging in what the law describes as data processing. The...

GDPR Data Controller Requirements

The GDPR came into effect in May 2018, and it changed the role of the data controller - the person or organization responsible for data collection and storage. If it were possible to sum up the new role of the data controller in one word, the word would be relevant. ...