147: GDPR for Influencers with Danielle Liss

What GDPR is, why it’s important, and how to implement GDPR-compliant changes on your site with Danielle Liss.

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Welcome to episode 147 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork talks with Danielle Liss from Hashtag Legal and Businessese about understanding GDPR.

GDPR for Influencers

Have you heard of GDPR? It’s a regulation in the EU about data protection, and it affects everyone with readers in the EU.

These four letters are causing a lot of confusion and raising questions in our niche, so Danielle is here today to help us all understand its impact.

It’s important to understand the rules and regulations of GDPR so that we can protect ourselves as bloggers and business owners, but it’s also important so that we can protect the privacy of our readers. You’ll learn how to audit your site for compliance, the difference between different types of data, and how you might be collecting data on your site visitors without knowing it.

In this episode, Danielle shares:

• What GDPR is and why it’s important for influencers
• How you might be collecting data on your visitors
• The difference between personal and sensitive data is
• Why you should audit your site
• Why disclosing the information you collect might help your relationship with your readers
• How you can stay up-to-date on GDPR updates

Resources:

• Google Security Checkup
• 099: Sponsored Content and Getting Paid What Your Work is Worth with Danielle Liss
• Hashtag Legal
• GDPR checklist on Businessese
• GDPR plugin

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