How to make WordPress DSGVO compliant
WordPress is considered the most popular content management system and offers a large number of functions and plugins, themes and widgets for the creation and design of websites, with which you can individually build and expand websites. However, not all of these comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO), which requires personal data to […]
Check website for external services
In order to check a website for data protection compliance, it is necessary, among other things, to examine the use of external services. Two questions need to be clarified: A solution such as decareto Compliance Monitoring determines this automatically for all services used on a website. However, there is also a completely free option, namely […]
Find out the location and hosting of a website
When assessing a website for GDPR compliance, the country of data processing plays an important role. Processing outside the EU is only permitted if an adequate level of data protection is guaranteed. There are therefore EU “adequacy decisions” for a number of countries; in the case of the USA, there is one for companies that […]
Make website DSGVO compliant: How to do it
The General Data Protection Regulation, in force since May 2018, is mainly based on the lawful handling of personal data of website users and includes some rules on how a website should look like in order to be legally compliant. In particular, the General Data Protection Regulation relies on the rights of individuals to protect […]
DSGVO Check: How to check your website for DSGVO compliance
Adapting your own website with regard to the General Data Protection Regulation is indispensable for companies or self-employed persons. There are quite a few regulations and rules to adhere to, so it’s easy to lose track. Do you know if your website is optimized according to the General Data Protection Regulation? A DSGVO check should […]
DSGVO Check Google Fonts – Check websites
When loading web pages, connections to Google servers are often established, because Google Fonts was used via a Google code. This results in personal data such as the IP address and other information of users being passed on to Google. For this reason, using Google Fonts without consent is not legally compliant, as sharing personal […]
DSGVO Website Checklist: What to look for on your Website
If you want to build a website for a business, there are some regulations you need to adhere to in order to make your website legally compliant. The DSGVO, which has been in effect since 2018, mandates these regulations in Germany. To help you know what to do to make websites DSGVO compliant, we’ve put […]
Check if your Website processes Data abroad > 3 Easy Steps
The issue of “data processing in insecure third countries” has caused massive legal uncertainty among companies. If one is 100% accurate, then cloud services from Amazon or Microsoft should no longer be used at all, with unforeseeable consequences for domestic companies and administration. However, there is no reliable case law on this, and so for […]
Does a Website use Facebook Pixel? – Verify FB Pixel Usage
The Facebook Pixel is one of the most used services on websites. It was launched in 2015 (here’s the link to the announcement), and the announcement made it clear back then what it was all about: […] a new way to report and optimize for conversions, build audiences and get rich insights about how people […]
How to Safely Check if a Website contains Google Fonts
More and more companies are receiving form letters claiming damages for the use of Google Fonts. We cannot give legal advice or tips on how to deal with these letters here, but again, prevention is better than cure. Check your own websites or those of your customers for Google Fonts with a few steps! Just […]