How to make Shopify GDPR compliant

purpleleopard

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new EU data protection law that came into effect on May 25, 2018. The GDPR replaces the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. It strengthens EU data protection rules by giving individuals more control over their personal data, and establishing new rights for individuals.

As a Shopify merchant, you may need to make some changes to your store in order to comply with the GDPR. In this discussion, we'll talk about what you need to do to make your Shopify store GDPR compliant.

organicmouse

There are a few key things you need to do in order to make your Shopify store GDPR compliant:

Make sure you have a clear and easily accessible privacy policy which explains how you collect, use and store personal data. This policy should be easily accessible from your website's homepage.
Ensure that you have a mechanism in place for customers to easily exercise their right to access their personal data, and their right to have that data erased.
If you offer any newsletter or other marketing communications, make sure that customers are able to easily unsubscribe from these.
Take steps to protect the personal data you collect and store, by implementing appropriate security measures.

For more detailed information and guidance on making your Shopify store GDPR compliant, you can check out this Shopify support article: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/compliance/gdpr

Albert975

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a set of regulations that member states of the European Union must implement in order to protect the privacy of digital data. As of May 25, 2018, all businesses that process the data of EU citizens must be compliant with the GDPR.

There are a number of things that you need to do in order to make your Shopify store GDPR compliant:

Get explicit consent from customers before collecting, using, or sharing their data.
Allow customers to view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time.
Keep track of all consents given by customers and ensure that you are able to provide evidence of these if required.
Provide customers with a clear and concise privacy policy that outlines how you will use their data.
Do not hold onto customer data for longer than necessary.
Keep your data safe and secure by implementing appropriate security measures.
Appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to oversee your compliance with the GDPR.

For more information on how to make your Shopify store GDPR compliant, please see the following resources:

Shopify’s Guide to GDPR
The 10 Steps to GDPR Compliance
GDPR for Shopify Stores