You've probably heard about the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) that come into effect on May 25th, but most of us have been left a little baffled as to how they impact us as bloggers and what we need to do to ensure we're compliant. Like any big change, it's easy to panic - but there are only a handful of actions you need to take to ensure you're operating within the regulations and protect yourself from potential action down the line. These new regulations are being introduced to uniform all EU member state's approaches to data protection and ensure they're applied identically (and yep, they're relevant to us as British citizens even though we're due to leave imminently!) As a consumer it will prevent organisations using our data irresponsibly, putting 'opt in' way ahead of previous 'opt out' approaches that could leave our inboxes overflowing with useless information.
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