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Avoid common compliance traps – Part 2
Continuing from last month’s newsletter, the second common compliance trap that many people fall into is — assuming that the GDPR does not apply to them if they reside outside of the EU. If you’re based in a country outside of the EU such as the US, Canada, Australia, etc., the GDPR will still apply to you if you meet certain conditions (and you likely do).
Read more about when the GDPR applies here →
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Recap: The first common trap in this 5-part series is — failing to keep Records of Processing Activities.
How to manage your Newsletter or Email Marketing list in a compliant way
A Newsletter is an incredibly powerful marketing tool and a cost-effective way to build and maintain a relationship with your customers. Unfortunately, it can also end up costing you if you’re not meeting your legal obligations.
Some of these requirements depend heavily on your method for collecting consent, how you design your forms and your newsletter itself.
For a full overview of what’s required, and visual examples of how you can implement it,
Read our comprehensive Email Newsletter guide here →
Webinar overview for February
We have prepared the following webinars for you that cater to users of all levels — whether you’re a beginner or advanced. At our webinars, you can ask our experts live and learn from others facing similar challenges on the route to becoming compliant. We also provide all attendees with useful resources after each webinar, so if you haven’t already, come experience it for yourself!
Wednesday, February 20th
Privacy Policies and Cookies: How to set your website/app up for success →
Everything you need to know about privacy policies and cookies from legal basics to set-up.
Tuesday, February 26th
Compliance for your website/app: Manage user consents and internal data processing for GDPR →
Everything you need to know about getting consent from your users and managing privacy for your company.
Cookie Solution plugins: New custom scripts field makes it easier to block scripts
Our most recent update to the interface of our Cookie Solution plugins makes it easier than ever for you to identify and block on-site scripts from directly within the plugin console — greatly reducing the necessity for direct interventions in the site’s code.
Find full details in the dedicated plugin guides below.
WordPress Plugin Guide →
Magento Guide →
Joomla! Guide →
PrestaShop Guide →
New privacy policy integrations
We have also integrated/updated the following services which are now available to our users from within the generator.
Services/clauses updated:
- Remarketing with Google Analytics
- Google Ads
- Mailchimp
- Update mobile permissions services
- SharpSpring
- Audiweb
Services/clauses added:
- Robly
- OpenStreetMap
- Bing Maps
- TomTom Maps
- AWStats
- WeChat widget (Tencent, Inc.)
- Weibo button and social widgets (Sina Corp)
- Google Analytics Signals
- IO Technologies
