Privacy Policy

Background: GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation, which are a mandatory set of guidelines set forth from the European Union as of May 25, 2018. They consist of a variety of items you need to adhere to for European customers.

A privacy policy should be available to your web site visitors from your web site. The privacy policy should be written in a clear way that explains what you do with the private data you collect.

If your site uses tracking cookies for retargeting, then you should have an option for visitors to approve the tracking cookies. If they select do not allow tracking cookies, then you must not re-target them.

Most systems store data that does not meet GDPR guidelines. This includes forms that are used on your web site. Google claims to be GDPR compliant with their products. A Google form should be fine for collecting data from your visitors. Other methods most likely do not meet GDPR requirements for data storage.

General Data Protection Regulation GDPR https://gdpr-info.eu/

GDPR Portal: Site Overview https://www.eugdpr.org/

Opt-In and Privacy Laws in North America and Europe http://www.lsoft.com/resources/optinlaws.asp

GDPR Compliance with Google Analytics https://www.jeffalytics.com/gdpr-compliance/

Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA")

https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule-coppa

Canada (PIPEDA) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy-laws-in-canada/the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda/

https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy-laws-in-canada/the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda/pipeda_brief/

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa

https://privacyrights.org/resources/california-consumer-privacy-act-basics