Privacy Policy

Austrian Data Protection Authority Rules that Google Analytics is not GDPR compliant

Austrian DPA rules that Google Analytics is not GDPR compliant

A recent decision made by the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ruled that websites that use Google Analytics are not compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This seminal decision impacts …

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Quebec passes a new privacy law - Quebec bill 64

Quebec passes a new privacy law – Quebec Law 25

After much debate regarding whether Canada’s federal privacy bill, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), offers sufficient privacy protections for consumers, Quebec passed a new privacy law, Quebec Law …

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How to handle Privacy Policy updates

How to handle Privacy Policy updates

Unfortunately, the days of putting a Privacy Policy on your website and never looking at it again are long gone. The truth is that Privacy Policies are changing at an increasingly fast …

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Where should a Privacy Policy be on a website?

Where should a Privacy Policy be on a website?

If your website collects Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as names, emails, phone numbers or IP addresses through features such as contact forms, email newsletter sign up forms or analytics, you may …

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Five Reason to Avoid Free Privacy Policy Templates

A compliant Privacy Policy is a policy listed on your website (or online platform) where you provide the exact disclosures you are required to make under the privacy laws you are required …

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Why do companies have a Privacy Policy?

Why do companies have a Privacy Policy?

If you’ve been paying attention to the footers of the websites that you visit, you’re probably wondering – why do companies have a Privacy Policy? So many websites have Privacy Policies nowadays …

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Why is every company updating their Privacy Policy

Why is every company updating their Privacy Policy?

If you look through your emails, chances are that you have received quite a few “we have updated our Privacy Policy” emails lately. You may even be asking yourself why is every …

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Termageddon Privacy Policy best practices

Privacy Policy best practices

Having a Privacy Policy is very beneficial – it can help you comply with privacy laws, thereby helping you avoid privacy-related fines and lawsuits, and it can help you should your customers …

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Privacy Policy vs. Terms and Conditions

Privacy Policy vs. Terms and Conditions

If you have been paying attention, you have probably noticed that most websites that you visit have a Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions (also referred to as a Terms of Service …

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Colorado Privacy Act Compliance Guide

Colorado Privacy Act Compliance Guide

The Colorado Privacy Act (SB190) is a privacy law that was signed into law on July 8, 2021 to protect the privacy of residents of Colorado. The law achieves this goal by …

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