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GDPR PRO Review of Wordpress Plug-in to make site GDPR-compliant

The GDPR PRO Wordpress plug-in is used on any WordPress website that is not compliant with the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation, better known as the GDPR. On May 25th, the EU’s new data protection regulation, GDPR, comes into force. Here’s the good news: getting your WordPress website GDPR-compliant can be simplified by downloading and installing the GDPR PRO plug-in, doing a few settings, and editing the supplied policy text files. That’s all there is to it, and that’s what this GDPR PRO review covers. The underlying issue is one of consent. Under GDPR, you are legally required to ensure that you have a good reason for holding onto and using an individual’s data. This is referred to in the legislation as the “legitimate interest.” For marketers using e-mail lists, the most relevant issue is that the individual has given his or her explicit and informed consent to your collecting their data.

Is Your Business GDPR Ready?

BE READY FOR GDPR NEW EU REGULATIONS! Changes to data protection law are coming into effect on 25th May 2018. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock recently? You’ve most probably heard about GDPR compliancy or received some information. There are a lot of scare stories and conflicting information out there! And recommend you only take advice from reliable sources. What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The GDPR is the European Union’s new, comprehensive privacy and data protection law that will take effect on May 25, 2018. The primary aim of the GDPR is to regulate how the personal data of EU residents is processed – even by businesses that have no physical or legal presence in the EU. Organizations can face hefty fines for non-compliance: up to €20 million or 4 percent of annual global revenue, whichever is higher. But you do need to start thinking about this (if you haven’t already) and becoming GDPR compliant by 25 th  May 2018 or ASAP? And avoid any fines up to 4% ...

Is Your Business GDPR Ready?

Be Ready for GDPR NEW EU Regulations! Changes to data protection law are coming into effect on 25th May 2018. Unless you've been hiding under a rock recently? You've most probably heard about GDPR compliancy or received some information. There are a lot of scare stories and conflicting information out there! And recommend you only take advice from reliable sources. What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The GDPR is the European Union’s new, comprehensive privacy and data protection law that will take effect on May 25, 2018. The primary aim of the GDPR is to regulate how the personal data of EU residents is processed – even by businesses that have no physical or legal presence in the EU. Organizations can face hefty fines for non-compliance: up to €20 million or 4 percent of annual global revenue, whichever is higher. But you do need to start thinking about this (if you haven’t already) and becoming GDPR compliant by 25 th May 2018 or ASAP? And avoid any fines u...