Dear Customer,
In the wake of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implementation, we have been gearing up to have all the necessary arrangements in place to be able to align our business practices with the data protection requirements proposed by the European Commission. Announced earlier in December 2015, the compliance deadline for GDPR has been set for May 25, 2018.
Let’s go over what GDPR exactly is and what changes should we expect to see post this deadline.
What is GDPR?
Simply put, GDPR is a regulation that prevents businesses from using personal data belonging to any individual residing in the EU/EEA (regardless of their citizenship), without their consent; consent being a crucial requirement here. The primary objective of this regulation is to hand back European citizens a control over their personal data.
This GDPR compliance warrants new standards to be put in place for businesses to be compliant and they are being challenged as they alter their systems, legal agreements, management of their EU/EEA clients and lead pools, and more, in the process.
What are we doing about it?
There are no alternatives available; all businesses are required to deal with this change before the said deadline. We have and will always strive to value your privacy and take seriously our obligations to keep the information provided by you confidential and secure. Mentioned below is a list of changes we've made as first steps:
- We will give you detailed information about what personal data we collect from you, how we collect it, what we do with it, and who we share your data with, including advertisers and other third parties (such as vendors we work with to support the services we provide to you)
- You will now have more control over what data you share with us, the way in which your data is shared, and the extent to which you wish your data to be used. This involves scenarios where we identify your interests and deliver you personalized advertisements, or take efforts to better tailor your experience on our website (Eg.: collecting and acting upon actionable data obtained with the help of cookies, Google Analytics, etc.)
- We will include information about how you can ask us to stop or limit using the data we have about you
- We will make sure we communicate these changes to you as and when they take place, so you are aware of what is happening and why
While we work towards making our business GDPR-compliant before the stated deadline, we request you to stay tuned for updates pertaining to the upcoming changes. Trust this information helps. In case you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Regards,
Team HostGator India
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