What happens if your site isn’t GDPR compliant? Fines for GDPR noncompliance are so steep that it’s better to shut down European access to your online store than continue selling in a state of noncompliance. The EU can fine you up to 4% of your annual revenue for not following GDPR...
Over the last couple of years many business owners have been nervously anticipating the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Now it’s been put in place, what next? What happens to the business landscape for big and small organisations alike? The experts at Romax ...
What happens when it is wrong? Do we have the right to be anonymous, or left alone? GDPR delivers a very human-centric answer to all those important questions. It is more than just another law: it is a step forward in the enforcement and the protection of human rights as its aim is...
Ultimately, the enforcement of GDPR is going to be a learning experience for all involved -- individuals, organisations and the regulators -- following May 25. "Everyone knows May 25 is the date," said Wright. "Because the fines change significantly, that's the main difference between pre an...
What happens if you're not GDPR-ready? GDPR is a huge deal, and as such the punishments for non-compliance are significant. Any organisation found to not be conforming to the new regulations after the May 25 deadline could face heavy fines, equivalent to 4% of annual global turnover, or...
Prepare.Create an Emergency Response Plan that outlines how to handle a breach, theft, or loss of data. Make copies.Regularly back up your data so you can easily restore it if the worst happens. Which vulnerabilities could result in a data breach?
The “Right to be Forgotten” may be a much talked about feature of the GDPR, but it actually existed long before this regulation came.
If you are human, leave this field blank. What is the GDPR? GDPR stands for “General Data Protection Regulation”, a law enacted in the European Union and EEA member countries which took effect as of May 25, 2018. The GDPR concerns the rights of individuals in the EU to privacy and...
The right to be notified - If there has been a data breach which compromises an individual’s personal data, the individual has a right to be informed within 72 hours of first having become aware of the breach.The GDPR is the EU’s way of giving individuals, prospects, customers, contract...
Rather than display a pop-up consent notice that asks “Is it okay if we use cookies to store your data?”, consumers will decide what happens through their browser settings. However,we’re not at that point yet, which means it’s your job to get that notice up on your website and ...