Google Workspace has become a dominant force in the business productivity software market. The product, formerly known as G-Suite has reached mass adoption in the market, shaking off fierce competition from rival Microsoft’s Office365 – which has been arguably slow to the market, considering their prior dominance with the Microsoft Office suite. Official statistics on … Read more
Mailchimp is one most used email marketing tools, however concerns over how it processes personal information have been flagged by the Bavarian Data Protection Authority. We answer how marketers with EEA customers can be GDPR compliant when using Mailchimp.
A round-up of some of the most recent data privacy decisions led by data protection authorities in Europe. United Kingdom The High Court of England and Wales held that controllers and processors outside of the EU that nominate a representative under Article 27 GDPR cannot outsource liability for breaches of the GDPR. The representative can … Read more
There are two tiers of fine under the EU-GDPR & UK-GDPR. The tiers are based on the type of violation and the type of data processing concerned. Most organisations fall within the lower-level tier. UK-GDPR Fines Lower-tier violations can lead to a fine of up to £8.7 million or 2% of the organisation’s worldwide annual … Read more
Worried about being personally liable for 20 million euro fine? (errr, do you guys take card?) We’ve got good news, it’s highly unlikely, unless your side hustle is a one-employee Facebook clone. But it’s not totally straightforward. It is quite easy to find yourself liable for some smaller fines. So in this article we’ll explore … Read more
Google Recaptcha is a great tool for preventing spam and abuse of your website. It’s easy to integrate, effective and free. What’s not to like? Well, while this tool is great for preventing spam, it can create another set of problems for you in terms of GDPR compliance. In this article we will explore how … Read more
Thinking of switching to the new Google Analytics 4? Stay GDPR compliant by reading our short guide where we’ll outline the areas you should pay the most attention to when making the switch. Switching to Google Analytics 4 gives marketers & site managers a wide range benefits: Machine learning: access to automatic insights and improved … Read more
We’ve all seen the headlines of record breaking data fines, here we step out what happens next to the money.
The short answer: yes. The better question: how do I get GDPR training that is actually useful?
In this simple three step process, we outline how to find the most appropriate (and budget friendly) data privacy courses for your needs.
