Data protection and law
GDPR
Abbreviation for General Data Protection Regulation
In short and in plain language
The GDPR is a rule of the European Union.
It says when and how data about people may be used. Names or email addresses are examples.
On a website, this concerns forms for questions. It also concerns visitor counts and content from other sites.
Definition
The GDPR is a regulation of the European Union. It governs when and how personal data may be processed, for example names, email addresses or IP addresses. On a website this concerns contact forms, visitor statistics and embedded content, among other things.