GDPR: instructions for use

The GDPR, acronym for General Data Protection Regulation, came into force on May 25, 2018, and is the general regulation on data protection. It was introduced by the European Commission to improve and standardize the protection of personal data of residents and citizens of the European Union. Since the Regulation also applies to websites, blogs, and e-commerce, below is a brief guide with all the necessary instructions to make any website compliant (which goNet has already applied to all the sites it manages).

1. Conduct a review of all collected personal data
2. Update the privacy policy
3. Make cookie notices affirmative
4. Review data collection functionality
5. Enable immediate options for managing/deleting data
6. Apply encryption to data stored physically on disks and in databases
7. Ensure that all forms are not “pre-checked”. the user must confirm information submission
8. Enable a procedure to facilitate the deletion of a particular user’s data
9. Enable a procedure that ensures data portability
10. Record and monitor system logs of administrators and webmasters