It is quite possible that you have been receiving several emails regarding the upcoming GDRP requirement for websites. You may be asking yourself what it means to your business and what do you need to do to comply with it. This email is intended to share with you what I know about it and what I understand to be the requirements for your business. I am also including resources for you to learn more and to take the necessary actions AND also provide you the option for me to help you with this new requirement.
Before I begin I must share this disclaimer. I am not a legal expert, and this information does not provide legal advice. I care about you and your business and that is why I have put this together. If you need
legal counsel, talk to a lawyer. I strongly advise you to research GDPR on your own and consult with a certified legal professional in regards to your decision to make your site GDPR compliant.
I also HIGHLY recommend that you have a conversation with your lawyer. The material that I am providing to you was not created or written by a lawyer. It is a conglomeration of advice and info I’ve collected from various sources and pieced together to what I believe is sufficient for my business. This is not legal advice, and should you use this information, you acknowledge that you are using it at your own risk.
Who This Information is For:
What is GDPR?
GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is a legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the European Union (EU). The reason that the GDPR affects your US based business is because your website can be accessed from around the world including those people from the EU. Here is a great article that I found that describes what it is and what you need really well: https://blogaid.net/tips-tuesday-gdpr-guide/.
Can You Take Care This Yourself?
Here are some resources that I have found helpful to guide you through this:
- Blog Aid: Tips Tuesday –GDPR Guide:
- Mythbusting: GDPR for US-based Bloggers
- Blog Aid: WordPress 4.9.6 New GDPR Tools
- Course by Katie Horner, How to be GDPR Compliant Course For US-based Bloggers and Solo-Preneurs:
- Cost $50 (she has a bunch of checklists and templates_
- PlugIn: Cookie Notice by
- dFactory – https://wordpress.org/plugins/cookie-notice/
- Policy Template: https://awbfirm.com/contract-templates/ ($149)
Disclaimer: I need to make the disclaimer again that I am not a legal expert, and the service that I am providing is not legal advice. I put this together because I am concerned about you and your business and don’t want you to get fined because of GDPR. If you need concrete legal counsel, talk to a lawyer. I strongly advise you to research GDPR on your own and consult with a certified legal professional in regards to your decision to comply or defy GDPR.
I also HIGHLY recommend that you have a conversation with your lawyer. The service that I am offering was not created or written by a lawyer. It is a conglomeration of advice and info I’ve collected from various sources and pieced together to what I believe is sufficient for my business. This is not legal advice, and should you use this information, you acknowledge that you are using it at your own risk.
- An updated Privacy Policy based off a template added to your website with a website link to it
- DFactory Cookie PlugIn installed with Cookie notification language based off a template
- Verbiage sent to you that you can send to any EU and UK Subscribers in your list
- Verbiage sent to you that you can send to all of your subscribers informing them about the updated Privacy Policy
- Verbiage for your opt-in forms added to opt-in forms