EP69 – GDPR Compliance and What It Means For You

If you develop, design, or maintain a website then you've probably
heard of the GDPR privacy requirements that affect websites
globally as of May 25, 2018. In this episode of Divi Chat, we're
discussing GDPR compliance, what it means for us and our
businesses, and hopefully help you get a better understanding of
what it is and how to implement GDPR best practices into your Divi
website. In this episode we also discuss a few things that are
confusing when it comes to GDPR. For example, it doesn't matter if
you are in Europe or not. If you have visitors from Europe, then
you must make sure your website is compatible. Additionally,
there's a lot of confusion around eCommerce vs simple static
websites and whether or not these rules apply if you're not selling
products. We also discuss this during the episode. The compliance
isn't just for websites that sell products though. Even if you have
a simple contact form on your website (as most websites do), then
you are responsible for adhering to the policies of GDPR. However,
eCommerce websites are even more at risk than simple websites with
a contact form. For example, Tim sells Divi
plugins and Divi Modules and therefore collects
customer's information at checkout. Because of this, additional
steps must be taken by Tim in order to stay compliant. Through the
research of setting this up for Divi Life, Tim created a handy
tutorial for Divi users on how to make your Divi website compliant
with GDPR. We definitely recommend taking a look at this after
watching the episode :) ** Note that we are not lawyers and are not
giving legal advice, we're all in the same boat navigating these
new waters together and are learning about this ourselves ;) Hosts
Present: David Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc
Cory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc Tim
Strifler - Divi Life / Divi Mega Menu / Divi Hacks Terry Hale -
Mizagorn Ink / FB / @mizagorn Jerry Simmons - Fervent Solutions /
FB Resources: At the time of posting the new GDPR compliance
requirements are not yet in effect, so there is still much
confusion and vagueness on proper handling for website managers
outside the EU. Resources listed are for research purposes only,
and are in no particular order. Divi GDPR Guide - How to Make Your
Divi Website GDPR Compliant by Divi Life EUGDPR.org EU Law Website
GDPR — a business blessing in disguise? What is GDPR, and what does
it mean for the live chat market? Email Marketing Armageddon: The
General Data Protection Regulation FB Business: What is the
General Data Protection Regulation? Discussion amongst some of the
top WP plugin developers about GDPR (GitHub) An Introduction to
GDPR Compliance for WooCommerce Stores Quora: What is the GDPR?
GDPR: What You (And Your Store) Need to Know About This New Data
Protection Law GDPR Compliance for Ecommerce Shops: What Shop
Owners Can Do What does the GDPR mean for
e‑commerce businesses? Worried about WordPress and GDPR? Start
Here The Complete WordPress GDPR Guide: What Does the New Data
Regulation Mean for Your Website, Business and Data? WP Core chat:
WordPress needs a privacy policy Is Your Website GDPR Compliant?
How to Get Ready for the General Data Protection Regulations WP
GDPR Plugin WP GDPR Compliance Plugin Wordpress.org chat / Slack:
wordpress.slack.com / channel: #gdpr-compliance  
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