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Why user consent is a BIG DEAL for your business

Coming May 2018, users in European Union and United States will start asking businesses about their consent. It is a BIG DEAL! New GDPR laws create much stricter rules for getting and managing user consent on organizations and businesses regardless of their size. Here are a few questions and answers to help your business achieve compliance with GDPR to avoid fines of up to €20 million. What will GDPR mean for your business? How will my business need to be compliant with GDPR and the tougher demand for user consent? GDPR prohibit all processing of personal information without lawful reason. The new requirement requires you to make it lawful by asking each and every individual for consent to process their personal information. How my business does collects user consents? Forget those lengthy terms of service. Thanks to the new law, no more reading through legal mambo jumbo, and who reads it besides the lawyers anyways. User consent cannot be buried in those leng...

New GDPR laws and why should I care?

Most, if not all companies, small and large, non-profits, social clubs and associations collect and process personal information in many ways and forms. Here is a quick summary on how GDPR will affect you and your company, regardless whether you are located in Europe or any place else, like the United States, Canada, and anywhere else in the world. On May 25’th 2018 a new regulation will be enforced that strengthens personal data security regulations and places tough requirements on how business can collect, store and process any and all personal information. Why should I care? The simple answer is because of the hefty fines you may incur if you violate those regulations. Penalties for organizations in breach of GDPR can be fined up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20 Million (whichever is greater). Where should you start? We are here to help you with your first step to gain a better understanding of what GDPR is and what changes your company must make to follow t...