This guide will help you understand what actions are required to help ensure your WordPress website is GDPR compliant by May 25th 2018.
In May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into force in the UK and EU. It has an important bearing on how personal and sensitive data is collected, processed and held by businesses operating online.
Your website most likely processes or collects data from your users. Whether from enquiry forms, payments, or through 3rd party integrations or tools.
Why We Created This Guide
Impact created the following guide, in order to provide website owners with a summary of what is required of them in relation to GDPR.
We want to help you ensure that your business website meets the requirements of GDPR, and that you’re ready for its introduction in May 2018. To make sure you are aware of the changes that this will involve, and the potential penalties for failing to comply with the new regulations.
What is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?
What’s deemed as personal data?
What’s deemed as sensitive data?
What do you as a business need to do to prepare?
The potential penalties for breaching GDPR
Benefits of making your website GDPR compliant
The role of your WordPress agency in GDPR compliance
GDPR for your WordPress website
WordPress website GDPR Audits
Updating your Privacy & Cookie policies
Implementing changes to your website to make it GDPR compliant
Conclusion
“We created the guide to help marketing teams shed light on a potentially confusing subject. If their website collects data, the guide will help understand what is needed in the quest to meet compliance.”
Martin Coates
Download today, to learn how to get your WordPress website ready for GDPR, and fully compliant with the new regulations coming in May 2018.
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Martin Coates
Technical Director, Golf Enthusiast & Ex-Superstar DJ
Martin is Mr Technical. His background is in PHP & WordPress development, however, the thing that keeps him up at night now is how to make websites load faster. Insights on performance optimisation and security are what you'll mostly find Martin sharing.
Technical Director, Golf Enthusiast & Ex-Superstar DJ
Martin is Mr Technical. His background is in PHP & WordPress development, however, the thing that keeps him up at night now is how to make websites load faster. Insights on performance optimisation and security are what you'll mostly find Martin sharing.