{"id":3286,"date":"2024-01-01T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=3286"},"modified":"2024-09-28T12:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T18:26:58","slug":"essential-guide-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/essential-guide-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Guide to GDPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"intro-form-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_ccd86e61a97ff0214e86bcc5a1b61a62\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-woven-pink.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-woven-pink.png 1440w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-woven-pink-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-woven-pink-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-woven-pink-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">eBooks<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Essential Guide to the GDPR<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script> <form id=\"mktoForm_3353\"><\/form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\", \"846-LLZ-652\", 3353);<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Practical Steps to Manage the EU General Data Protection Regulation<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3320\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-essential-gdpr.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-essential-gdpr.png 476w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cover-essential-gdpr-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/>Years after its implementation, enforcement of the <a href=\"\/regulations\/gdpr\/\">General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/a> is in full swing and fines are commonly reaching into the millions and billions. To avoid suffering significant losses, small, medium, and large businesses need a plan for GDPR compliance, fast! Using the Essential Guide to the GDPR, you can decipher over 200 pages of GDPR legal text into practical implementation steps that minimize risk, ensure compliance, build trust, and protect your brand.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Key takeaways include:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"takeaway-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Check_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A five phase GDPR compliance roadmap for implementation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Checklist_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Comprehensible steps for ongoing GDPR Compliance<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Consent_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Messaging to get the compliance program investment your team needs<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The GDPR Has Worldwide Application<\/h4>\n<p>If your business offers goods or services, has employees, physical buildings, or a website accessible by data subjects in the 27 EU Member States, it\u2019s most likely subject to GDPR. Because the GDPR protects the personal data of individuals, which includes anyone physically residing in the EU, even if they are not EU citizens, its applicability is extremely broad. Don\u2019t get caught off guard, get GDPR compliant.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"w-indent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAs of October 2022, Data Protection Authorities have issued over 1,300 fines totaling over $2 billion dollars for GDPR non-compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 CMS Enforcement Tracker<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_5fc58f58e1f2f0d2fa7a094043c236ab\" class=\"spacer\" style=\"height:100px;\">&nbsp;<\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master GDPR compliance with our Essential Guide. 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