GDPR And Authors: What You Need To Know

Posted on by Chris The Story Reading Ape

Nicholas C. Rossis's avatarNicholas C. Rossis

I’ve received quite a few inquiries regarding the new European Union privacy legislation known as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). GDPR comes into effect on May 25, 2018. This regulation initially impacts European Union member countries and aims to protect people from companies selling personal data. To do this, it regulates the use of people’s personal data online and aims at ensuring that every business storing an individual’s personal information has their prior consent. Furthermore, people have the right to know which data is stored and to ask for their removal.

Does That Affect My Newsletter?

GDPR and authors | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's book Image: Pixabay

The first question in most authors’ minds is: how does this affect my newsletter? There are four points to remember here:

First of all, if you’re in the US contacting solely Americans, you’re covered by the CAN-SPAM regulation; not GDPR. However, if you’re also addressing Europeans, you must enforce GDPR. In other words, the…

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7 thoughts on “GDPR And Authors: What You Need To Know”

  1. It was so thoughtful of Nick to post this and you to reblog it, Chris. Do you know how to add the same text to every post, e.g., a caveat above the comment area? I hope WP makes it simple to do, because everything I’ve read involves tweaking the coding in the functions file. WP: high tech; me: non-tech 🙂

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