Help Articles
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ePrivacy vs GDPR
The GDPR and ePrivacy Directive (also known as Cookie Law) are the most critical EU laws in the field of personal data privacy and protection. And, even though these are EU laws, they could impact companies across the globe. Effective since 2002, the ePrivacy Directive has put guidelines and expectations in place for electronic privacy, including email marketing and…
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How to create a GDPR contact form
What is a GDPR contact form and how do you go about creating one? In this post, we’ll show you step by step, the best way to create a contact form that’s compliant with the GDPR. Under the GDPR, consent is one of the most frequently used and well known legal bases for processing user…
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10 GDPR Cookie Banner Examples That Convert
What should cookie consent include? In this article, we will explore 10 outstanding GDPR cookie banner examples that not only fulfill their legal obligations, but also convert users! Firstly, however, let’s examine the meaning of cookie consent. What is cookie consent? When is cookie consent needed? What should cookie consent include? What should my cookie consent…
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Does My Website Use Cookies?
One of the most common questions we receive is “Does my website use cookies?” This is an important question to evaluate whether you have to comply with privacy and cookie laws. Luckily, there’s an easy way to find out. In this post, we’ll show you how to identify the cookies used by your website using…
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What does opt-out mean?
What does “opt-out” mean? What’s the difference between opt out and opt in? How does opt-out affect your marketing efforts? In this post, we explain what opt-out is, if you need to provide this option to your users and how opt-out applies in marketing. In short What does opt-out mean? What is an example of…
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How to write affiliate terms and conditions
Terms and conditions, in general, protect you by setting legally binding rules on how users can interact with your product/service. They state expected user-behaviour, legal disclosures (such as consumer rights information) disclaimers and limitation of liability. Because affiliates generally market your products and/or services to consumers, making the correct legal disclosures are critical and often…
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How to center a form (with Contact Form 7)
How to center a form? In this short guide, we’ll show you how to center your form with Contact Form 7. Center a form with a CSS By default, every form created with Contact Form 7 (a popular contact form plugin for WordPress) is left aligned: You may want to center your form on a…
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GDPR & Brexit – What it means for businesses and the impact on data protection
Update Following a public consultation, the UK has released details of its proposed Data Reform Bill, which will alter the privacy framework in the UK’s post-Brexit version of the GDPR. Read about this proposed Bill here. The Commission has allowed data flows from the EU to the UK, but it will be subject to a review…
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EULA – What it is, when it’s needed and how to generate one
An End-User License Agreement (also called EULA, Software License Agreement, or Licensed Application End-User Agreement) is a contract between a software developer or vendor and the person who uses it. It specifies the rights and restrictions that apply to the software, and it’s typically presented to users during the installation/set-up stage. Like other legal agreements,…
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Stripe (payment processing, OAuth & account access) and the GDPR – How to be compliant
What is Stripe? Stripe is a payment processing platform (similar to PayPal). Stripe OAuth is Stripe’s authorization protocol that uses tokens (rather than sharing password data) to prove identity between consumers and the service provider, and Stripe account access facilitates user registration, login and authentication. Do I need a Privacy Policy if I let my…