Blog: EU Privacy Laws
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Data Protection Officer (DPO)
A Data Protection Officer (DPO) is an independent professional tasked with overseeing a company's data protection strategy and ensuring compliance with data privacy laws. Since the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), appointing a DPO has become mandatory for many organizations worldwide and a best practice in general. This article...
Opt-Out Policies Explained: Why They Matter and How They Work
An opt-out policy is a set of guidelines or procedures that specify how a business handles a request to stop something. Put differently, it's the system(s) you put in place to honor people's requests to be removed from certain activities. In data privacy, opt-out policies are vital for two key reasons: They...
GDPR: EU General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is a comprehensive regulatory framework designed to enhance data privacy standards in the European Union (EU). Since coming into effect in 2018, the GDPR has nearly single-handedly transformed the digital privacy landscape and inspired a global campaign to protect personal data. This article will dive...
SaaS Privacy Policy Differences: U.S. vs. UK
SaaS providers are legally required to maintain a Privacy Policy. But what you may not realize is that your location and that of your users significantly impacts the content of your Privacy Policy. This is because different regional privacy laws have different standards for the Privacy Policy of businesses under...
EU Cookie Law
The EU Cookie Law sets rules on how websites and apps set cookies and other trackers. It's part of an important EU law called the ePrivacy Directive. The law requires website and app operators to get consent for certain types of cookies. The law also states that website and app operators...