{"id":4860,"date":"2018-04-20T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T17:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalaccesspass.com\/blog\/?p=4860"},"modified":"2018-04-20T09:31:12","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T17:31:12","slug":"important-gdpr-compliance-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalaccesspass.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/important-gdpr-compliance-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPORTANT: GDPR Compliance &#8211; Part 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>GDPR Compliance Deadline &#8211; May 25th, 2018<\/h1>\n<p>The <strong>General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)<\/strong> is the European Union\u2019s new data privacy law. When it takes effect on <strong>May 25th, 2018<\/strong>, it\u2019ll impact how companies (small &amp; big) collect and handle personal data from their customers in Europe.GDPR will have <strong>profound implications<\/strong> not just for businesses operating in the EU, but<strong> any that hold data on EU citizens<\/strong>. Companies in breach of GDPR could face <strong>severe fines<\/strong>, and with an implementation date of 25 May 2018, not much time is left.We&#8217;re doing whatever we can to help you prepare for GDPR compliance.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve started working on multiple updates in <a href=\"http:\/\/SmartPayCart.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SmartPayCart.com<\/strong><\/a> (SPC) \/&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/DigitalAccessPass.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DigitalAccessPass.com<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>(DAP) to help you comply with the GDPR policies.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first in the series of GDPR releases that will help you prepare for GDPR compliance.It&#8217;s critical that you <strong>watch the short video above<\/strong> to understand the changes you need to make to<strong> <\/strong>be <strong>GDPR ready by May 25th, 2018<\/strong>!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&#8217;t use SPC, I still encourage you to watch this video so you can see what we&#8217;re doing to help our customers prepare for GDPR. &nbsp;And you may want to make sure that whatever shopping cart platform you use, is also ready to deal with GDPR protections laws as well!<\/p>\n<h1>Upgrade Instructions<\/h1>\n<p>You need to be on SmartPayCart.com (SPC) version 3.1 to use the new GDPR features mentioned in the video.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To upgrade:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. 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If you don&#8217;t find the update link in WP admin &gt;&gt; plugins &gt;&gt; SmartPayCart section, just download v3.1 from your members area on <a href=\"https:\/\/wickedcoolplugins.com\/downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>WickedCoolPlugins.com <\/u><\/strong><\/a>site. &nbsp;And then in WP admin &gt;&gt; Plugins &gt;&gt; find and delete SmartPayCart (it won&#8217;t affect your settings), and then install the newly download version and activate it.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a DAP platinum member and need help, please open a support ticket and we&#8217;ll help you with the SPC upgrade.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">DAP Security : Free Video Series<\/h1>\n<p>Having your WordPress site hacked is one of the most stressful experiences for any website owner. When you run an online business, securing your website should be at the very top of your priority list. 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