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You’ve likely received several email notifications from various companies about GDPR and updates to their privacy policy. That’s because the European Union (EU) has put in place hefty fines for those who do not comply.What Is GDPR?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a EU law that took effect on May 25, 2018. Its goal is to give EU citizens greater protection and rights to control their personal data and how their data is collected and processed by organizations worldwide. Personal data means any information that can be used to identify a person, such as a name, address, email and IP addresses, etc.Who Is Affected By GDPR?Companies and individuals that collect and process data from their website customers and visitors are affected by GDPR. GDPR affects any business that have customers or website visitors who reside in the EU.What Is Required Under GDPR?For companies and individuals to be GDPR-compliant, they must collect and process customers and visitors personal data with utmost privacy and provide them with rights, via tools, to edit and delete any of their personal information as well as download it. Companies and individuals must also report data breaches to the relevant authorities unless the breach does not pose a risk to personal data. All personal data that's collected must be protected, meaning that anonymization and encryption are aspects to be considered. Another important point is that customers and visitors must be asked for their explicit consent before any of their personal data gets collected and processed.Read more details about the GDPR here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection_enSilviaFindings' Privacy Policy Has ChangedEFFECTIVE MAY 25, 2018 TO COMPLY WITH GDPRTo comply with the new European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and to help simplify and explain your choices about how you share your personal data with us, we’ve updated our Privacy Policy.These changes have been made to help you better understand the work that we have always done to keep your personal data safe. No action is required from you and it is not necessary to change the way you use, shop, or interact with SilviaFindings. Please review our privacy policy changes here. SilviaFindings' revised privacy policy describes the types of personally identifiable information that we collect as well as what we do with it.By continuing to use our services, you acknowledge the updates to our Privacy Policy and agree to the terms and conditions laid out in it.Please feel free to contact us at info@silviafindings.com with questions or for more information. SilviaFindings Team