The following documents give guidance on ensuring that the information you collect from your customers is done so in a secure and legal manner.
They also contain best practice information.
Children now access the Internet at increasingly young ages and their safety and privacy remains a priority and an area that is often not addressed in standard privacy policies. eTrust requires that certified sites make it clear if they intentionally collect data...
Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation, put in place on July 1 2014, looks to remove spam agencies from Canadians inboxes. The new legislation put in place makes it a lot harder for businesses and agencies to send emails to users, without direct consent from the user to...
Overview Binding Corporate Rules ("BCR") are internal rules (such as a Code of Conduct) adopted by multinational group of companies which define its global policy with regard to the international transfers of personal data within the same corporate group to...
8个中国企业需要遵守GDPR的原因 《通用数据保护条例》（GDPR）是一项全面的数据保护法律，规定了企业如何收集、处理和存储个人数据的规则。虽然它是一项欧洲法规，但适用于处理欧盟公民个人数据的任何公司，无论该公司位于何处。这意味着处理欧盟公民个人数据的中国公司也必须遵守GDPR。本文将探讨8个中国公司需要遵守GDPR的原因。 法律要求：中国公司需要遵守GDPR的主要原因之一是它是法律要求。不遵守GDPR可能会导致巨额罚款和法律后果，这可能会损害公司的声誉和财务稳定性。...
In 2021, the European Commission updated the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to ensure the lawful transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area, also known as third countries. The previous SCCs did not reflect the General Data...
The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks were developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in consultation with the European Commission and Swiss Government, and with industry and other stakeholders, to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic with a valid legal mechanism to comply with data protection requirements when transferring personal data from the European Union (EU) and Switzerland to the United States in support of transatlantic commerce.
The CCPA gives California consumers the right to know what personal information is being collected about them, the right to request that their personal information be deleted, and the right to request that their personal information not be sold.
The law applies to for-profit businesses that collect personal information from California consumers and meet certain thresholds for annual revenue, number of consumers, or amount of personal information collected. The CCPA also requires businesses to provide certain disclosures to California consumers about their data collection practices.
The General Data Protection Regulation is a series of laws that were approved by the EU Parliament in 2016. They came into affect on May 25th 2018.
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an initiative by the EU to bring data protection legislation into line with new ways that data is now used.
The new regulations give users great control over their data, including the ability to export it, withdraw consent and request access to it.
It also makes data protection rules more or less identical throughout the EU, allowing for the easier transfer of data through out the European Union.
It affects any company that does business with Europe, whether they are based in the EU or not.
It serves as a leading regulatory model for other data protection authorities throughout the world.
Iowa has recently become the sixth state in the United States to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. The law, which was signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (R) on Tuesday, aims to empower consumers to have more control over safeguarding their personal data. The Iowa...
Understanding the Requirements In 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, marking a significant milestone in data privacy regulation. This regulation aimed to provide individuals with more control over their personal data and how it is...
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) lays down the foundation for collecting, using, and disclosing personal information while granting individuals the power to control how their information is handled in the private sector....
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