Privacy Archives - Hilton Johani Digital Marketing Consultant Thu, 31 May 2018 19:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://www.hiltonjohani.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hilton_johani_small.gif Privacy Archives - Hilton Johani 32 32 Failure to comply with GDPR https://www.hiltonjohani.com/failure-to-comply-with-gdpr/ https://www.hiltonjohani.com/failure-to-comply-with-gdpr/#disqus_thread Thu, 24 May 2018 16:55:13 +0000 https://www.hiltonjohani.com/?p=2086 In short: if your business doesn’t follow the letter of the law, the EU will bring the hammer down. It goes a little something like this… A standard threatening letter (of course)! Regular periodic data integrity audits A fine of up to €20 million (approximately $23.5 million USD) or 4% of your company’s worldwide turnover…
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]]> https://www.hiltonjohani.com/failure-to-comply-with-gdpr/feed/ 0 GDPR and the cloud https://www.hiltonjohani.com/gdpr-and-the-cloud/ https://www.hiltonjohani.com/gdpr-and-the-cloud/#disqus_thread Thu, 24 May 2018 16:51:12 +0000 https://www.hiltonjohani.com/?p=2081 While we’re on the topic of whether you need to hire a Data Protection Officer to comply with the GDPR, it’s worth mentioning that companies that rely upon cloud-based storage providers will not be exempt from the GDPR. If your company uses Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure, you will NOT be able…
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]]> https://www.hiltonjohani.com/gdpr-and-the-cloud/feed/ 0 The GDPR and overseas businesses https://www.hiltonjohani.com/the-gdpr-and-overseas-businesses/ https://www.hiltonjohani.com/the-gdpr-and-overseas-businesses/#disqus_thread Thu, 24 May 2018 16:41:51 +0000 https://www.hiltonjohani.com/?p=2077 It doesn’t matter if your company is based in Toronto, Shanghai, Austin, or Cape Town: if you market to people in the EU, you are beholden to the legislation’s laws on how the user data of EU nationals is processed, gathered, and stored. The GDPR states that EU nationals must not only give their express…
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]]> https://www.hiltonjohani.com/gdpr-crash-course/feed/ 0 Guide to the GDPR for Advertisers https://www.hiltonjohani.com/guide-to-the-gdpr-for-advertisers/ https://www.hiltonjohani.com/guide-to-the-gdpr-for-advertisers/#disqus_thread Wed, 23 May 2018 10:06:15 +0000 https://www.hiltonjohani.com/?p=2069 If you’re based—or advertise to prospects—in Europe, there’s a pretty decent chance you’re familiar with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It’s a package of new legislative rules being introduced by the European Union to make it easier for residents of EU countries to protect their personal data online. The regulation was officially approved on…
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