I received an email from Google about GDPR. What do I do now?

I Received an Email from Google about GDPR. What Do I Do Now?

I received an email from Google about GDPR. What do I do now?

You may have recently received an email from your Google Analytics account notifying you that you need to adjust your data collection settings to comply with GDPR. Like many business owners, especially those in the US, you may have found this email a bit confusing.

What Is GDPR?

GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation. GDPR was created by the European Union. Its the EU’s answer on a years-old legal question about how data is used and whether individuals own the data that they create by interacting with websites online.

The courts ruled that individuals are the owners of their data, not the corporations (or websites) that collect the data. Therefore, the data must be deleted on a regular basis.

How Does GDPR affect the way I collect and retain data?

Great question. The answer will differ from business to business. The answer is rooted on whether you have clients or visitors from the EU and how you use your collected data in the course of business. For an expert recommendation on how to handle GDPR, please contact our Digital Media Specialist Harry Semerjian at harry@revenue.wp10.staging-site.io. Don’t wait too long…Google has set a deadline of May 25th, 2018 to take action.

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