Questions tagged [gdpr]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new legal framework in the EU. It was enacted by the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union, and the European Commission, with the intention to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union (EU). It will apply starting on May 25, 2018.
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What kind of advertisement am I allowed to show and still comply with GDPR?
I am running a website which servers advertisements to stay profitable (one banner). Now I found out, that none of the advertisement delivery networks that I use, explain how they process the visitor'...
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GDPR - 3rd party compliant contact form
My website features trips and tours from various travel operators.
The customer, my website visitor, is able to access the tour operator's profile page and contact them directly with any questions or ...
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My web page does not collect any data. Should I disclose my hosting company (which may log requests) in my privacy policy?
I have a static blog hosted on GitHub. I do not collect any data about anyone. GitHub pretty straightforward states that they do collect some data in their GitHub Privacy Statement. So if a user go to ...
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Can material sent to me as the proposed content of a website fall foul of GDPR regulation?
I have a friend who insists that material sent to me by a client as part of the proposed content of a website they are contracting me to build can qualify as sensitive data and as such can fall foul ...
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How does the GDPR apply to processing event bookings?
I am trying to work out if it our business is considered contractual, legitimate interest, or consent under the GDPR. We are processing event bookings. The information being collected and processed ...
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Is a screen name considered personal data under the GDPR?
There are many types of data which is considered "personal" (email, real name, ...).
What is not considered personal data? Is the username of a person personal data if it can be changed on different ...
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What is the effect/downside of making GA use session cookies (_ga cookies expire 0 sec)
If I make the cookies used by Google Analytics session cookies (ie they expire when you close the browser, instead of 2 years), what is the effect on the reports? Would it show repeat visitors as new ...
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Google Analytics Opt-out option for users to be GDPR compliance
We have GA installed on almost every website and with GDPR implementation we have to give user option to Opt-Out from google analytics.
I didnt fine any such option in GA which we can use rather ...
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Google Analytics cookies _ga and _gid still appearing in Chrome after installing a GDPR consent plugin in WordPress
Trying to get my Wordpress blog into GDPR compliance.
I've got most of my cookies under control with a consent plugin (Cookie Notice) but I'm concerned about Google Analytics cookies _ga and _gid, ...
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How does the GDPR affect a personal blog?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union.
-- Wikipedia
I have a low-traffic, personal ...
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Websites using email alerts to notify users - is this considered marketing / covered by GDPR?
If I have a website that uses email to alert users of updates in a forum or other purely practical service related tasks in relation to what they subscribed for, is that deemed as marketing and/or ...
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Can I let customers send invite emails under GDPR?
I have a system in which organizations are usually the main account holders. Usually they will add sub accounts for employees or other people who need to use the system by entering their email address,...
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Are session cookies exempt from consent under GDPR?
Session cookies - cookies that last only for the duration of the current session - are arguably not a tracking tool under the spirit of the EU's data protection efforts.
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GDPR - Kills email marketing, How can I do email marketing under GDPR?
How can I do email marketing under GDPR?
European regulation changes the marketing landscape. Suppose i have 40,000 contacts (name, email, telephone) which weekly i mail about my products/updates. ...
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If a blogging platform doesn't allow deletion of users personal data, who is liable under the GDPR?
I am using a company which offers free blogging service wordpress.com. On that service, there are European blogs with post contacts (name, email, telephone) which is not erasable by the users.
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GDPR Policies. Should someone be "legally registered entrepreneur" to own a website? [closed]
I've heard recently heard some rumors that after 25 of May due to change of GDPR policies:
The owner of the website should be legally registered as an entrepreneur in the country where at least 20% ...
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Why does Youtube API store a cookie on Iframes? Need to add something to my privacy policy
I'm using Youtube embedded iframes on my website and am currently going through making the site GDPR compliant. From what I understand, Youtube iframes automatically store cookies when a user goes to ...
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With the GDPR, can I still allow our customers to store their member info?
I'm currently in the process of developing a system that allows my customers to keep track of members of an organisation. The organisation has members that each year pay for their membership and ...
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Does GDPR make a distinction between individual and company email addresses?
For a B2B company, does GDPR make a distinction in the level of consent required for sending marketing emails to individual and business email addresses? What about role-based emails at companies?
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GDPR compliant contact form
As of May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into affect and I am wondering how best to comply with this when implementing a simple contact form.
The form, lets say, ...
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Which country's privacy policy is applicable to my website?
I'm searching a lot but, I am getting different opinions from different sources.
Some internet sources are saying, privacy policy applicable to country where your websites's data center (hosted) is, ...
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