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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Donata is the Co-founder and President of Termageddon and a licensed attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional. She serves as the Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's ePrivacy Committee and the Chair of the Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

GDPR: how to process data under the consent legal basis

GDPR: how to process data under the consent legal basis

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a privacy law that protects the personal data of residents of the European Union. GDPR achieves this goal by providing privacy rights to individuals, requiring …

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What rights does GDPR provide to consumers?

What rights does GDPR provide to consumers?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive privacy law designed to protect the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of residents of the European Union (also referred to as data subjects). GDPR …

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GDPR data processor and data controller definitions

GDPR Data Processor and Data Controller definitions

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  is a privacy law that protects the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of residents of the European Union. While the law has a broad application, applying to …

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Who does GDPR apply to?

Who does GDPR apply to?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most comprehensive and heavily enforced privacy laws in the world. GDPR was enacted to protect the privacy of European Union residents (data …

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State privacy bill tracker

It seems like every day there is a new privacy scandal: too much data collected by ubiquitous apps, improper sharing of data with third parties, the use of data for nefarious purposes …

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What needs to be included in a Privacy Policy

What needs to be included in a Privacy Policy?

As consumers have become more interested in the privacy of their Personally Identifiable Information (PII) online, more countries and states have passed their own privacy laws. These privacy laws protect the PII …

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PIPEDA fair information principles

PIPEDA fair information principles

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that protects the personal information of Canadians. PIPEDA achieves this goal by requiring certain websites to have a Privacy …

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PIPEDA compliance guide

PIPEDA compliance guide

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that was enacted to protect the privacy rights of Canadians. PIPEDA achieves this goal by providing Canadians with rights …

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Legal basis for processing personal data under GDPR

The legal bases for processing personal data under GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is arguably one of the most comprehensive and heavily enforced privacy laws in the world. GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018 and aims to …

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