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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
CCPA (CPRA) versus CalOPPA
The United States, unlike many other legal jurisdictions, has no general privacy or data protection law. At the federal level, CAN-SPAM regulates commercial email, COPPA covers websites and apps aimed at children, and the Federal Trade Commission provides some best practice guidance. The state of California has long been at the...
How the CCPA (CPRA) is Similar to the GDPR
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). It was then later amended and expanded via the CPRA to be even more like the GDPR. In many ways, the laws...
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) is a privacy law that was passed on June 28, 2018 and took effect on January 1, 2020. It was updated, amended and expanded by the CPRA, which became effective on January 1, 2023. This law has had a significant impact on consumers...
Informal GDPR Self-Audit for Online Businesses
Is your business GDPR-compliant? GDPR regulations are sweeping and complicated, and there is little guidance provided by the law itself for what you need to do. Consider the fact that every business comes with different data processing needs and requirements and you might find yourself overwhelmed and lost with this European...
GDPR Cookies Policy
A GDPR Cookies Policy is a document that discloses the cookies and tracking technologies a website uses, along with their purposes and lifespans, as required by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. Any website that targets users in the European Union and sets non-essential cookies needs to...
8 User Rights Under the GDPR
The EU Commission describes the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as: "an essential step to strengthening citizens' fundamental rights in the digital age [which] provides tools for gaining control of one's personal data." The GDPR achieves this by setting out eight rights that all EU citizens have when it comes to...