Doing Business in the EU: Cookies and GDPR

Companies operating in the European Union have specific responsibilities to protect the personal data of their customers and visitors. This affects almost all aspects of the workflow. When the EU introduced GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), many companies changed their privacy policies. They now make sure their systems don't track certain data.

If you operate in an EU country or have customers residing in an EU country, you must comply with the GDPR. The regulation states that you must give customers or visitors the opportunity to view and modify their data. Additionally, the GDPR has determined how long you are allowed to store someone's data. These regulations are closely related to the safe use of the Internet by companies. After all, businesses are far more likely to be non-compliant with GDPR when they don't have security systems in place. You can read more about GDPR in the article below.