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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 603A Compliance guide
When it comes to determining what laws require websites to have a Privacy Policy, most people are surprised to learn that Nevada has a privacy law that governs the collection of Personally …
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Should you consolidate all policies onto one page?
We recently sent out a survey asking for the opinion of website developers, designers and marketers on privacy and all of the new laws and obligations that are being imposed. We asked …
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Why using someone else’s Privacy Policy is a bad idea
Copying homework and changing it up a bit so that it doesn’t look the exact same is a practice we all tried in high school. Didn’t do your English homework because you …
Donata Stroink-Skillrud
How we update your policies: part 1
I was probably the most annoying kid on the planet – literally always asking “why” and “how”. To the general dismay of everyone around me, I wanted to know how everything worked, …
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California proposes update to the breach notification law
Ah California – the land of dreams where the sun is shining and your privacy is respected. Less than a month ago, California’s legislature proposed a new bill (Assembly Bill 1130) that …
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Massachusetts proposes a new data privacy law
Did you know that in our dear Commonwealth of Massachusetts it is illegal to scare a pigeon and that roosters are not allowed in bakeries? Always the lawyer, I ask: but what …
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California’s new IoT law
Ah, the Internet of Things – where some random dude could get access to your child’s vitals, know who is coming into and out of your house and know how you like …
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Data Inventory: why you may need one
“Inventory” is one of those words that just make most people want to take a nap. Don’t worry though, at least this isn’t one of those blog posts telling you to write …
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance guide
UPDATE: Since the original writing of this blog, the CCPA was amended by the California Rights Act of 2020. You can read our CPRA compliance guide here. The California state legislature is …
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Who needs a Data Protection Officer under GDPR
The GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation is a privacy law that protects the personal data of residents of the European Union. The law achieves this goal by requiring certain websites to have …
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Proper display of your Privacy Policy
This guy knows how to make a good impression. In fact, we think that making a good impression at a birth should be the law. Alas, it is not. However, there is …
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How to embed a Privacy Policy onto a WordPress website
Here’s a quick “how to embed a privacy policy onto a wordpress website” video: My puppy barked at the end of the video. For those of you who are interested, she’s a …
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