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The General Data Protection Regulation<\/span> (GDPR<\/strong>) is a data privacy and security law passed by the European Union<\/em> (EU) which was put into full effect on May 25, 2018. The goal is to provide legal guidelines to protect the personal data of all EU people online. However, many other countries are following suit as they look at the GDPR as the next standard of personal privacy and data protection. For example, the United Kingdom (UK) has already adopted its own version of the GDPR called the UK-GDPR<\/strong>. This was done due to separating from the EU in December 31, 2021.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.productcart.com\/contact.asp” button_text=”We Can Help with Online Privacy!” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#4067B1″ box_shadow_style=”preset4″ box_shadow_horizontal=”5px” box_shadow_vertical=”5px” box_shadow_color=”#8DC640″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Laws like the GDPR, UK-GDPR, CCPA\/ CPRA are steps governments are taking to protect the personal data of its citizens. Personal data is information collected that may include things like IP address, location, contact info, ethnicity or any data which contains details that make a person individually identifiable. Under the GDPR, this applies to all websites, not just the websites owned in the EU. Those who ignore this law may face penalties reaching \u20ac20 million<\/a> or 4% global revenues. This could be why over half of US based companies<\/a> are making compliance a top priority, of which 77% are budgeting at least $1 million on GDPR optimization.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The GDPR is NOT the ePrivacy Directive<\/a> (EPD<\/strong>) or \u201cCookie Law<\/em>\u201d that was passed in 2002, but expands to data collection practices as a whole within the EU, rather than a focus on just tracking methods. Although in some areas the EPD may supersede the GDPR, one doesn\u2019t replace the other.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n If You Process Data of EU Citizens<\/strong>: Any person or entity that processes data of or sells products to EU citizens or residents, falls under the GDPR rules. These regulations apply to any website around the world who handles or stores any personal or private data of those who live in the EU.<\/p>\n If You Are an EU Based Company:<\/strong> These regulations provide protection to ALL visitors to a website if the data controller (website owner collecting the data) is based in the EU. For example, a citizen of the United States is protected by the same law as a person who lives in the EU if the website owner is based in the EU.<\/p>\n In short, unless you plan to deny website access to ALL EU visitors online and hold no operations within EU countries, then the GDPR will apply to your website and business.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”margin: auto;” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/blog.productcart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/GDPR-300×300-1.jpg” alt=”GDPR Compliance Stamp” title_text=”GDPR Compliance” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Despite its length, the GDPR only mentions the term \u201ccookies<\/a>\u201d once within its 88 pages. According to the GDPR, any cookie that is not strictly for the functioning of your website AND collects personal data (EU) must be deactivated until users manually opt into those scripts being used.<\/p>\n There are four major types of cookies:<\/p>\nThe GDPR, UK-GDPR and Cookie Compliance Explained for Businesses<\/h2>\n
Was the \u201cCookie Law\u201d Replaced?<\/h3>\n
Who Does the GDPR Apply To?<\/h3>\n
7 Principles of GDPR<\/h3>\n
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GDPR Website & Cookie Compliance<\/h3>\n