Every business that uses personal data (this includes any business that deals directly with customers) is required to describe what data they collect, how it is stored and for what purposes it will be used, before they collect it. Similarly, website owners must notify users about their use of cookies and set out the terms of use of their website, and, in a number of cases, obtain their users’ prior consent before using them.

While these are not new requirements, a great deal is changing with the advent of the GDPR, and your website documentation must be updated to comply with the new regime. The maximum fines for breaches of the new GDPR, including failing to have a privacy policy that meets the new requirements are being increased significantly, from a previous limit of £500,000 up to €20,000,000 or 4% of annual turnover. With the multitude of new compliance obligations and the increased risk of enormous fines, can your business really afford to fall behind when there is such a reliable and cost-effective solution available?

Given that website documentation is public and therefore available for everyone to see, it is particularly important that a business ensures that it is kept up to date and compliant with relevant legislation. Failing to update your website documentation to comply with the GDPR suggests to third parties, including customers, competitors, law enforcement and the regulator that you do not take data protection seriously and it may lead them to question whether or not you are not complying with more onerous and potentially more serious GDPR obligations. What’s worse, any customer, competitor or other third party who is aware of the new legislation and sees that your privacy policy is non-compliant and can instantly report you to the regulator at the click of a button.

It is not just avoiding fines and enforcement action that are good reasons for ensuring your website documentation is GDPR compliant though.

Customers are becoming increasingly conscious about how businesses treat their data and will have more confidence in businesses that clearly and transparently outline how they process it.

Using our website documentation and displaying the GDPR Privacy Policy logo on your site is a great way to build consumer trust and confidence, to show your business has embraced data protection law, and, ultimately, to help add to your bottom line.

We have developed a full range of documents and guidance notes designed to give your business the opportunity to get ahead of the curve and demonstrate its compliance with the new data protection regime and its commitment to safeguarding the interest and person data of its customers.

No other readily-available option offers you the same level of protection at such an affordable price. Get compliant with the GDPR today with GDPR Privacy Policy, the leading website legal compliance solution.