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If you want to create a business website that has customers in the EU, since the 25th of May 2018, you ought to comply with the GDPR<\/a>, as there are significant penalties if you fail to do so.<\/p>\n

The maximum fine\/penalty for companies and organizations that do not comply with GDPR can be 4% of their annual turnover or up to \u20ac20 million, whichever amount is greater. The minimum fine for not abiding by the GDPR rules can be 2% of the annual turnover or \u20ac10 million.<\/p>\n

In the section of AwardSpace’s Hosting Knowledge Base named Legal Compliance<\/a>, we share the expertise of our partners Iubenda<\/a>. In the first article in this section, you can find out more about The most important privacy laws you need to know and how to tell which apply to you<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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