"Understanding GDPR from an Email Marketer's Perspective: Insights from Zoho's Blog"
Introduction
You as an email marketer, are in a constant struggle to maintain effective communication with your clients while also ensuring you meet the required legal boundaries of privacy and data security. But with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in place, this task becomes even more challenging.
What is GDPR?
GDPR, quite simply, is a regulation in EU law that stands for data protection and privacy. It not only impacts businesses in Europe but also affects foreign businesses that have dealings with European customers.
GDPR and Email Marketing
Email marketing in the post-GDPR world is about ensuring transparency, enforcing proper security measures, and gaining explicit consent.
Transparency
As an email marketer, you should communicate clearly about how a subscriber's data will be used. Providing detailed privacy policies and explaining the purpose of data collection are key steps in ensuring transparency.
Security Measures
Protection of collected data from breaches is essential. This implies placing strong security controls over data storage and transmission.
Explicit Consent
Under GDPR, there needs to be explicit consent from subscribers. It means ‘silent’ opt-ins, pre-ticked boxes, or inactivity can no longer be considered as consent.
Implementing GDPR Compliance With Consultants In-A-Box
At Consultants In-A-Box, we understand that the transition towards GDPR compliance can be complex, particularly for email marketers. We offer consultancy services that can provide you with all you need to know about adhering to GDPR rules.
Our Consultants In-A-Box team will guide you towards achieving transparency by helping you craft clear and precise privacy policies. We also assist in fortifying your data collection and storage methods, therefore increasing security and minimizing the risk of data breaches.
Ultimately, the need for explicit consent may alter the way you've been carrying out your email campaigns. We understand the significant changes this may involve. Therefore, our expert team will provide support and guidance on how to shift towards gaining explicit consent in a way that still encourages engagement and maintains your subscriber base.
So, whether you find yourself baffled by the legality or just want to ensure you're on the right path, get in touch with Consultants In-A-Box today to explore the plethora of possibilities in email marketing while ensuring GDPR compliance.
- Jordan Van Maanen
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