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If you develop, design, or maintain a website then you've probably heard of the GDPR privacy requirements that affect websites globally as of May 25, 2018. In this episode of Divi Chat, we're discussing GDPR compliance, what it means for us and our businesses, and hopefully help you get a better understanding of what it is and how to implement GDPR best practices into your Divi website.\n\nIn this episode we also discuss a few things that are confusing when it comes to GDPR. For example, it doesn't matter if you are in Europe or not. If you have visitors from Europe, then you must make sure your website is compatible.\n\nAdditionally, there's a lot of confusion around eCommerce vs simple static websites and whether or not these rules apply if you're not selling products. We also discuss this during the episode. The compliance isn't just for websites that sell products though. Even if you have a simple contact form on your website (as most websites do), then you are responsible for adhering to the policies of GDPR.\n\nHowever, eCommerce websites are even more at risk than simple websites with a contact form. For example, Tim sells\xa0Divi plugins\xa0and\xa0Divi Modules\xa0and therefore collects customer's information at checkout. Because of this, additional steps must be taken by Tim in order to stay compliant. Through the research of setting this up for Divi Life, Tim created a handy tutorial for Divi users on how to make your Divi website compliant with GDPR. We definitely recommend taking a look at this after watching the episode :)\n\n** Note that we are not lawyers and are not giving legal advice, we're all in the same boat navigating these new waters together and are learning about this ourselves ;)\nHosts Present:\n\n \tDavid Blackmon - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc\n \tCory Jenkins - Aspen Grove Studios / FB / @aspengrovellc\n \tTim Strifler - Divi Life / Divi Mega Menu / Divi Hacks\n \tTerry Hale - Mizagorn Ink / FB / @mizagorn\n \tJerry Simmons - Fervent Solutions / FB\n\nResources:\nAt the time of posting the new GDPR compliance requirements are not yet in effect, so there is still much confusion and vagueness on proper handling for website managers outside the EU. Resources listed are for research purposes only, and are in no particular order.\n\n \tDivi GDPR Guide - How to Make Your Divi Website GDPR Compliant by Divi Life\n \tEUGDPR.org\n \tEU Law Website\n \tGDPR \u2014 a business blessing in disguise?\n \tWhat is GDPR, and what does it mean for the live chat market?\n \tEmail Marketing Armageddon: The General Data Protection Regulation\n \tFB Business:\xa0What is the General Data Protection Regulation?\n \tDiscussion amongst some of the top WP plugin developers about GDPR (GitHub)\n \tAn Introduction to GDPR Compliance for WooCommerce Stores\n \tQuora: What is the GDPR?\n \tGDPR: What You (And Your Store) Need to Know About This New Data Protection Law\n \tGDPR Compliance for Ecommerce Shops: What Shop Owners Can Do\n \tWhat does the GDPR mean for e\u2011commerce\xa0businesses?\n \tWorried about WordPress and GDPR? Start Here\n \tThe Complete WordPress GDPR Guide: What Does the New Data Regulation Mean for Your Website, Business and Data?\n \tWP Core chat: WordPress needs a privacy policy\n \tIs Your Website GDPR Compliant? How to Get Ready for the General Data Protection Regulations\n \tWP GDPR Plugin\n \tWP GDPR Compliance Plugin\n \tWordpress.org chat / Slack: wordpress.slack.com / channel: #gdpr-compliance\n\n\xa0\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkiVG5Xur5k