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Protecting Your Online Business from GDPR Privacy Complaints

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had online businesses the world over scrambling to comply before it came into full effect on May, 25th 2018, and for good reason. The fines associated with GDPR infringement could be crippling, and end users will have the right to report such...

A Designer/Developer's Role in a Client's Online Legal Agreements

Legal liability: it's not the favorite topic of discussion among designers and developers for online businesses, but everyone realizes the weight of those words. When it comes to taking ownership of legal liability, most prefer to pass it along to someone else. With that in mind, could a designer or...

GDPR and Google Universal Analytics (UA)

Editor's Note: Google Analytics 4 will phase out Univeral Analytics on July 1, 2023, and Univeral Analytics 360 on October 1, 2023. For more information on GA4 features and how this will affect you, check out our article: GDPR and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is...

Small Businesses and the GDPR

This question has been coming up a surprising amount: "I run a small business. Does the GDPR affect me?" If your small business deals with citizens of the EU, the answer is a resounding YES. While some aspects of the GDPR may affect you differently, with less strict rules for small businesses...

GDPR Guide to Remarketing

Remarketing is one of the best things that's ever happened to online advertisers. However, this method of targeting specific website visitors may become a legal minefield when the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on May 25th, 2018. If remarketing is your go-to method to bring in repeat customers,...

"Legitimate Interests" Under the GDPR

One of the most ambiguous and controversial components of the GDPR to date is the term "legitimate interests," particularly in Article 6. In this article we will delve into the sections of the GDPR that use the phrase "legitimate interests" and determine what this phrase means and how it affects...