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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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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

GDPR compliance guide

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance guide

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a privacy law that went into effect on May 25, 2018, with the goal of protecting the personal data of residents of the European Union. …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Australia Privacy Act 1988 guide

Australia Privacy Act 1988 Guide

The Australia Privacy Act 1988 is a privacy law that was enacted to protect the personal information and privacy rights of Australians online. This law requires certain websites to have a Privacy …
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance guide

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance guide

The California state legislature is serious about privacy, with not one but two privacy laws that regulate websites – the California Online Privacy Protect Act (CalOPPA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

PIPEDA definition of Personally Identifiable Information

PIPEDA definition of Personally Identifiable Information 

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is a privacy law that was enacted to protect the privacy rights of residents of Canada. As with other privacy laws, PIPEDA can …
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Hans Skillrud

guide to caloppa

Guide to CalOPPA – California Online Privacy Protection Act

The California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) is a privacy law that went into effect on July 1st, 2014 and protects the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of residents of California. CalOPPA was …
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privacy laws and their unique definitions of personally identifiable information pii

What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? How Different Privacy Laws Define PII

Privacy laws across the world govern the collection, use and disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information, or PII for short. In general terms, PII is any information that could be used to identify …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

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PrivacyPolicies.com alternative: Termageddon

Imagine that you have old pipes in your house that need replacing because there’s water leaking everywhere. You call a plumber who says that he’ll come to your house and install new …
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How CCPA compliance affects marketing

CCPA compliance: how it will change the way you market in 2020 and beyond

*NOTE: Since the writing of this blog, CPRA has replaced the CCPA. Some people subscribe to the idea that the only constant in life is change. If you have looked at your …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Hans, Vito, Andrew and Donata by the St. Louis arch

Our experience at WordCamp US 2019

We spent November 1st through the 4th attending WordCamp US. For those of you not familiar with this event, WordCamp US is one of the largest gatherings of WordPress professionals and supporters …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

How contracts can be used to process data under GDPR

How contracts can be used to process data under GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides that data processing is generally not allowed. The only ways that data processing can lawfully take place are the circumstances enumerated in Article 6(1), commonly …
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Donata Stroink-Skillrud

Guide to collecting personal information under the CCPA

*NOTE: Since the writing of this blog, the CCPA has been replaced by the CPRA. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) was passed on June 28, 2018 to provide California …
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Hans Skillrud