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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...

6 Privacy Principles of the GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets a new standard for data privacy. Under the GDPR, anyone wishing to process the personal data of European Union (EU) citizens must abide by a clear set of rules, underpinned by six privacy principles. These fundamentally important precepts should be at the center...

GDPR and Log Data

The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives strict rules about what you can and can't do with the personal data you collect. This can include something as common and basic as using a web server to collect log data. Let's take a look at what the GDPR says when it...

Facebook Page Insights Controller Addendum

Facebook's Page Insights Controller Addendum (an addition to the main policy) applies to anyone administering a Facebook Page within the European Economic Area (EEA). The EEA consists of the 28 EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. It requires that Facebook Page admins will need to display or link to particular...

3 Part Test for Legitimate Interests Under the GDPR

If you're choosing to rely on legitimate interests as your lawful basis for processing personal data, it's important you can demonstrate that you've done some background work in determining that this is the right lawful basis for your purposes. This is called a Legitimate Interests Assessment. The General Data Protection Regulation...

How to Add Terms and Conditions to Your WordPress Site

There are a few basic steps you need to follow to add your Terms and Conditions agreement to your WordPress site. This article will walk you through these steps, and help you link your Terms and Conditions via menus and widgets on WordPress. If you don't have a T&C yet, don't...