Step 1. Fresh privacy statement
Make sure you have a new privacy statement that is completely ready for May 25. In this article by Charlotte Meindersma you can read what your privacy statement should contain. If you are affiliated with a quality mark, you could ask what role they can play in this. I know that Thuiswinkel.org has a handy Privacy Policy generator for members.
A privacy statement at least describes the following:
Your company details
Purposes (reason for processing the personal data)
Personal data (which personal data do you process)
Right of consent
Right to access, correct and delete
Security measures
Cookies
ACTION > check which one you are affiliated with and whether something is arranged there in the form of a solid privacy statement. If you are not affiliated with a quality mark, check whether you need advice from a lawyer, for example.
The privacy statement should be very easy to find on your website. Give it its own page, a link in the footer and in every place where you collect personal data.
ACTION > Create a privacy statement page and clearly display the link in the footer of your website.
Step 3. Use Google Analytics anonymously
Please note: this is only necessary if you do not australia whatsapp number have a proper cookie notification .
Depending on your settings, Google Analytics shares data with Google for various purposes. In addition, it is possible to track users using a User ID. Google Analytics works on the basis of IP addresses, which can be traced back to individuals and are therefore not anonymous.
To comply with the new legislation, the cookie notification must state that cookies are only placed when people:
Actively indicate that they agree with this, or
As they continue to navigate through the website. The latter is the easiest solution for now.
ACTION > Now it seems not to be that difficult to make Google Analytics privacy-friendly. At the Dutch Data Protection Authority (pdf) you can find a manual for this. However, you will miss a number of useful things, such as the possibility of remarketing. If you want to use this (continue to use it), you must ask the visitor to accept the cookies from your website. Do you want help with this? Then hire a Google Analytics expert.