
General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR)
Website data protection involves implementing technical measures like SSL certificates and strong passwords, and administrative practices such as creating a transparent privacy policy and limiting personal data collection to what is necessary. In the EU, this is primarily governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which grants individuals rights to access, rectify, and erase their data, and establishes a legal framework for lawful data processing.
For Website Owners
What you Need
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Privacy Policy:
Publish a concise, transparent privacy policy detailing what data is collected, how it's used, and visitors' rights.
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Technical Measures:
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SSL Certificate: Use HTTPS to encrypt data transmitted between the user's browser and the server.
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Strong Passwords: Secure admin accounts with strong, unique passwords.
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Server Security: Implement server protection against unauthorized access and DDoS attacks.
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Antivirus: Install antivirus software to prevent unauthorized access.
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Data Minimization & Management:
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Collect Only What's Necessary: Avoid collecting, using, or storing more personal data than is essential.
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Anonymize/Pseudonymize: De-identify data by pseudonymizing or anonymizing it before storage, whenever possible.
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Secure Disposal: Remove data once it is no longer needed.
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Backups: Create regular data backups.
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Third-Party Services:
Be cautious about sending or sharing personal data with third-party services and ensure those services are also compliant.
For Data Subjects (Users)
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GDPR Rights:
Understand your rights under the GDPR:
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Right to be informed: Get information about how your data is processed.
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Right of access: See the data held about you.
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Right to rectification: Request corrections to inaccurate data.
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Right to erasure: Ask for data to be deleted when no longer needed.
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Right to data portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
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Right to object: Object to marketing or other processing.
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Cookie Management:
Control cookies by adjusting your browser settings to prevent tracking or by using browser add-ons to block services like Google Analytics.
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More Information:
For more information on your rights and GDPR visit the EU Commission here.


