The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the strictest data privacy laws in the world. It came into effect on May 25, 2018, and applies to any company that processes the personal data of EU citizens, regardless of where the company is based.
Since Wix.com is a global platform with users from all over the world, we take data privacy and security very seriously. We want to make sure that all our users are compliant with GDPR, so we’ve put together this guide to help you understand what GDPR is and how it affects your Wix website.
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What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of regulations that member states of the European Union must implement in order to protect the privacy of digital data. It replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive.
GDPR was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, and give individuals more control over their personal data. It applies to any company that processes the personal data of EU citizens, regardless of where the company is based.
What Does GDPR Mean for My Website?
If your website processes the personal data of EU citizens, then you must comply with GDPR.
This includes any website that has EU visitors, regardless of whether you’re based in the EU or not.
Personal data is any information that can be used to identify an individual, such as their name, email address, IP address, or even their shopping habits. If you collect this type of information from your website visitors, then you need to comply with GDPR.
How Can I Make My Website GDPR Compliant?
There are four main steps you need to take in order to make your website GDPR compliant:
1. Get explicit consent from visitors before collecting their personal data. You need to get explicit consent from visitors before collecting their personal data. This means adding a checkbox to your forms that visitors must tick in order to give their consent.
2. Inform visitors about how you’ll use their personal data. You need to inform visitors about how you’ll use their personal data. This means adding a privacy policy to your website that explains what personal data you collect and how you use it.
3. Give visitors the option to opt-out of having their personal data collected. You need to give visitors the option to opt-out of having their personal data collected. This means adding an unsubscribe link to your emails and giving visitors the option to delete their account if they no longer want their data processed.
4. Delete or anonymize visitor data if they request it. You need to delete or anonymize visitor data if they request it. This means ensuring that you have a way to delete or anonymize visitor data if they request it.
If you take these four steps, then your Wix website will be fully compliant with GDPR. You can also use our GDPR toolkit to help you compliance with GDPR.
