The Difference Between Personal Data and Processing of Personal Data

There are two important GDPR terms that every WordPress site owner needs to know and understand very well.

These terms are Personal Data and Processing of Personal Data and this section throws a bit more light on both of them.

I - Personal Data

This is any information that relates to an identifiable natural person such as a name, email address, or IP address. This implies that any piece of information that represents a human can be called personal data.

II - Processing of Personal Data

This is defined as any operation or a set of operations that are performed on users' personal data. By implication, storing the names or email addresses is said to be a "processing of personal data".

Why Webmasters Should Take the GDPR Seriously

By May of 2020, the GDPR came into force and any webmaster that violates this law will have to pay €20 million or up to 4% of the total worldwide revenue, whichever is higher.

There are various penalties that are meted out to defaulting parties, as can be found in the FAQ section of the GDPR portal.

The high penalty is intended to serve as a deterrent from violating the GDPR. While the EU has put in place Supervisory Authorities (SA) in member states to monitor compliance. They've also been vested with both investigative and corrective powers to suggest changes to be complied with



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DCarpenter1 Premium
Thank you Israel,

Most important training to ensure compliance.


Denis
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Israel17 Premium
Oh, yes, Denis! Compliance is mandatory whether a site is EU based or not. It's meant to protect the EU citizens.

Israel Olatunji
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Keny44 Premium
Thanks for enlightening us on WordPress GDPR. It's such a great information.
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Israel17 Premium
Thanks for the compliments, Keny! Much appreciated! Glad you found my GDPR tutorial useful and informative!

Israel Olatunji
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Parameter Premium
Data protection is essential in all aspect. Thank you very much for this comprehensive insight.

Ayodeji
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Israel17 Premium
Most welcome, Ayodeji! Yeah, whether your site is based in EU or not, you're obliged to comply to the regulation. Thanks again!

Israel Olatunji
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ijeomaeze Premium
Thank you.
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Israel17 Premium
Appreciate your comment, ijeomaeze! I hope you found my GDPR updates useful!

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Wilde Premium Plus
You have an excellent way of coving topics that I am researching. It's pretty funny to me that just yesterday, I was looking into GDPR and today you post-training on it (this has happened a few times in the past too).

GDPR is a pretty crazy thing, and I did not know about the fine they can impose. Thanks for covering this and using this as a simple reminder.
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Israel17 Premium
Wow, that's awesome to know, EW26! Glad my GDPR tutorial came handy, my friend!

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