GDPR

How website software updates are more important than ever with the introduction of GDPR

Chris Grant (he/him) May 08, 2018 0 Comments
Whatever software and plugins you use for your website, regular updates are needed to fix bugs, increase security, enhance and add features, and generally improve performance. If you don’t update your website software, you may have issues in areas of website performance such as page load speed and web browser compatibility, and your site will be at greatly increased risk of hacking. How you...
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GDPR and website contact forms – basic steps you need to take

Chris Grant (he/him) May 06, 2018 0 Comments
One of the key principles of GDPR is informed consent, and one of the main changes you'll probably need to make to your website ahead of the 25th May implementation date of GDPR is add storage and processing consent check-boxes to your website contact forms. Not just for marketing purposes It's important to note that this isn't just where you'll be collecting email addresses or other details to...
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What does GDPR and new European Privacy laws mean for your business

Jenny O'Brien April 30, 2018 0 Comments
What does GDPR mean? As of the 25th of May 2018, data protection laws are changing from the 1998 Data Protection Act to the new EU GDPR and there are several changes that the team at O’Brien Media have made that some website and business owners may not be aware they have to make too. The new regulation will focus more on documentation and procedures, changing how organisations approach data...
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