There are two things you need to do - update your privacy policy to the new WA template provided in SiteContent and install the GDPR plug-in.

that's it?

Mel's advice is wrong, however don't worry about anything to do with gdpr as they are still ironing things out and it's up in the air at the moment

- as for this google update google is actually forcing this update on some sites believe it or not and on others it asks people to go do it themselves - one reason to do it is to have a portfolio of accounatability that you can present at any time if anyone tries to accuse you of not complying - you can easily go into your admin settings and take a look to see if google has updated it for you - will help you navigate your way around google and not be afraid of it

Here is my summary of the areas to look at for GDPR Summary of GDPR for Affiliates and Bloggers: More than a Privacy Policy and Cookies SPAD - security, privacy, accountability, data

S - keep on top of your security updates, and SSL certs for your sites
P - update your privacy policy
A - be accountable by being able to say you performed any updates and requests made by your affiliate platforms including WA
D- data, be aware wordpress now has data export built into it and people in Europe have a right to ask you for any personal data collected by your site [so know where you are collecting it]

That advice is based on reading the official websites and not just hearsay from someone who might or might not have read part of it

But you will see many sites out there over reacting but some are under reacting too, it will take time to settle down and even just following Kyle's advice in here will cover your ass CYA being what everyone is trying to do with this :D

It is worse for people who use ads on their sites, they have to get more permission when it comes to IP addresses, but one very clever site out national weather site simply sent people out to an extension on chrome to go annonymise their own IP if they want to Privacy By Design Saves You Money: Google Analytics has an opt out browser add on But really the dust still needs to settle on all this, so don't worry too much, just cya ;)

Thank you, but I provided them with the advice provided to US by Kyle, does that mean the official WA response is wrong too? I'd like to see someone official from WA that more is needed other than these two steps.

you should look at Kyle's update on that, he changed his advice and it is precisely to what I'd been saying on privacy by design, plugin unnecessary

and did you notice he always said it was a discussion, that there will be more to it, and there is...

No, I somehow missed that update. Thank you for pointing this out to me. As my sites target the US, I'm not as personally invested in this as I probably should be. I'll refer folks to you from now own.

Thanks I’ll check that out right now

I appreciate your thorough approach

Hey,

I know Mary said already, but these plugins actually say this plugin does not mean your site is GDPR compliant - what a cop out!

Whats the bleeding point installing them then? Ugg, anyways, read the fine print within their plugins more info section - no ones taking resonsibility and theres like 600 million bloggers out there gonna get hit hard in the future if not compliant - that is just a sneaky way to tax peeps in my opinion.

OK, here is my .02, which has been my .02 from the beginning. They are NOT going to care about teeny-tiny sites that don't make a lot of money - this is going after the big boys, and it won't be settled until there are actually court cases to set precedent. I'm not worried. My site is in the US, and I'm not deliberately marketing to the EU. I personally don't feel like I have any skin in the game, so I'm devoting my resources elsewhere. After someone sues Facebook, then maybe I'll care.

HAHA I hear you. I have to care cos I am in the EU and get EU traffic - argg haha.

So, I think I am almost there. Thanks for your opinion and yes I think initially it may take some years for a more orwellian approach to enforcement to all sites so I understand where you are coming from.

My concern is I don't want to be in violation so I lose my adsense ads so there is good incentive for me to get it right.

yeah he put the 'update' in a comment on his official thread where most peeps will miss it as there's a million comments there

being in europe I studied the official websites so I'd know what not to do when hit with 'you gotta do this or else' later on, saved me a lot of hassle in unnecessary plugins!

don't worry about gdpr, just cya / cover your ass with adsense, they set you a few hoops to jump through by the sounds of it

SPAD, security, privacy, accountability, data - just show you are doing 'best practice' for that and no one can tax or fine you later, they are still ironing out 'best practice' and there's a lot of bad advice floating around. So if you've covered the basics as presented to you on your marketing platform, and then satisfied the Ts&Cs; of whatever program you are with then you are doing 'best practice' and let them tell you what more you need to do

google has been passing on it's job to us all the time, same with this adsense thing, I'd just tell people go read the pp and sod off if they want an internet that works differently...

HAHA! Yes, but that probably won't win you too many loyal readers - but, Its the flipping truth!

However, its TOO LATE FOR ME MARY! - I have installed an OPT OUT on my site that is visible to all. So others click on it and it immediately opts them out of Analytics tracking them.

I placed that once more in my ppp and created a cookie policy page, AN OVERSIGHT OF MAGNITUDE ON MY PART, as I did not have one in place.

I am not worried about fines, I know us little fishies aint' getting fined 20 million, but really, so adsense can't turn around and say "we are keeping you 10K!" HAHA!

So I did the nonpersonlized ads in Adsense and did auto-ads for those interested in knowing. That is done.

Thats it! I did read that we can't send data on other things but I can't recall. Anyways, my ppp and cooki policy, disclaim, legal page, recaptcha, GDPR Anonymize Data Form - (have I missed anything) - and now I believe this issue is behind me - to my satisfaction. If peeps ain't happy, then they can opt out. So I guess I am covered for some time until they make up some new rules just to annoy us.

So, back to work for me Mary, and thanks so much for you help here as well - your training went a long way in helping me to navigate.

Wow! Too much to work. Not easy at all.

GDPR does apply to the US and other non-european countries, because traffic is global including europe for most websites

go into your analytics admin and follow through, if those instructions are there then click them - if they are not then let us know

All of their instructions were a bit muddy, so on the page where we fill in contact details they say 'all european economic area AND anyone the regulation reaches' see how muddy that is - because GDPR reaches everyone, yet they did not commit themselves

if there is a button in your analytics asking you to accept then do it, if not then fine - but go in and look

Thanks again MozMary.

yes, if you have google analytics just log in and go ahead to admin and follow those instructions, you'll see the review and accept button - if they are not there then you'll know you don't have to do anything - let us know

emails can get lost in spam folders sometimes

All done thank you Once again this is what makes WA a great place to be and be apart of.

This is the beginners version, the regular google analytics.

The email they sent out has 360 suite on it but also analytics in the same pathway

if you just follow the login to all website data and admin you'll navigate to the update agreement

Awesome.
Thanks