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GetTerms.io Review: Price, Features, Pros, Cons
GetTerms.io is a data privacy compliance service that helps business owners generate website policies and manage their cookie consents. This GetTerms.io review covers what key features the GetTerms.io software has, how it works, and how it compares against other similar products. The GetTerms.io tool offers 3 main features: A Privacy Policy generator A Cookie...
GDPR Article 30: How to Create Your Record of Processing Activities
A Record of Processing Activities, or ROPA, is a written document that lists every way your business collects, uses, stores, shares, and protects personal data. Under Article 30 of the GDPR, almost every company operating in or targeting the EU needs one, whether you have 250 employees or just five. Article...
Disclaimers That Do Not Work
Disclaimers are an important and often legally required aspect of doing business. When done right, they can keep your business legally protected, while keeping your users informed about important things. But when they're done wrong, things can get messy. You can find yourself with legal and regulatory issues, and with...
TCPA Compliance for SMS Marketing: How to Avoid Fines
Businesses can avoid Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) fines by taking steps such as providing disclosures, honoring opt-out requests, and getting express written consent before sending Short Message Service (SMS) marketing texts. This article explains what the TCPA is, whether it applies to SMS messages, the differences between how SMS messages...
How to Get Legal Consent for SMS Marketing (TCPA Express Written Consent Guide)
To send marketing (advertising/telemarketing) SMS in the U.S., you generally need "prior express written consent" when the texts are sent using automated technology covered by the TCPA and FCC rules. For purely informational/transactional texts (e.g., appointment reminders), the consent standard is typically "prior express consent" (not written), as long as the...
Vendor Management for GDPR: How to Audit Your Third-Party Tools
Organizations that rely on third-party tools to handle personal data should audit vendors to meet the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. This article explains what the GDPR is, why organizations are liable for vendor noncompliance, and how to conduct a GDPR vendor audit to reduce compliance risk. What...