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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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …