General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)

General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) is a regulation on the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing and free movement of personal data. It is a regulation based on EU law governing data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). Its goal is to give EU citizens control over their personal data by holding companies accountable for the way they treat their data. The regulation applies regardless of where the website is hosted. In order that EU citizens are protected, all websites are to comply with the regulation.