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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 …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
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 …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
Does the CCPA include a private right of action?
Note: Since the writing of this blog, CCPA has been replaced by the CPRA. A private right of action allows individuals to file lawsuits against certain businesses. This enforcement mechanism under the …
Tyler Pewitt
Nevada privacy law: how to respond to consumer requests
In 2017, the Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A (“Nevada Privacy Law”) went into effect. Two years later, lawmakers updated the Nevada Privacy Law to require operators to provide consumers with a way …
Alice Porch
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 …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
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 …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020: an overview
Update: please note that the California Privacy Rights Act was approved on November 3, 2020. The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is landmark privacy legislation in the United States. The law …
Tyler Pewitt
GDPR fines and penalties to date
Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in April 2016, over 2,000 fines have been issued to businesses and organizations by supervisory bodies throughout the European Union. It is …
Ryne Sulier
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 …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
A guide to the CalOPPA definition of personal information
The California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) was the first state privacy law in the nation to require a web business to post a Privacy Policy. The purpose of the law is …
Alice Porch
CCPA: how to confirm the identity of a consumer exercising their rights
NOTE: Since the writing of this blog, CCPA has been replaced with CPRA. The CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act provides a broad array of privacy rights to Californians. These rights provide Californians …
Tyler Pewitt
A guide to Do Not Track under CalOPPA
California passed the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”) in 2004 to protect the personal data of its residents. CalOPPA requires operators of online services that collect the personal information of residents …
Alice Porch