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20. September 2024
How to Avoid the 6 Most Common Mistakes When Designing Your Consent Banner

Consent banners are found on almost every website, but many companies still make mistakes that not only affect the user experience but also pose legal risks. Here are the 6 most common mistakes and how you can easily avoid them: 1. Lack of Access to Legal Information and Unclear Data Processing A common mistake in […]

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1. August 2024
Strictly necessary cookies: How do you recognize them?

Cookies are a much-discussed topic when it comes to data protection. Many articles explain what cookies are, but inaccuracies often lead to misunderstandings on this topic. In this blog post, we take a closer look at technically necessary cookies and try to shed light on the small but important nuances. What are strictly necessary cookies […]

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6. July 2023
Non-deletable cookies on social media

Websites can set indelible cookies when they are accessed from a social media app. The reason is a technology that many users are completely unaware of.

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12. June 2023
How to embed YouTube in a GDPR compliant way

If you embed YouTube videos on your own website, personal data of the user is automatically passed on to YouTube and its parent company Google as soon as the user reaches your website. The extent to which this happens depends on whether the integration was carried out in the so-called "privacy enhanced mode" or not. […]

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30. May 2023
How SMEs can check their websites for security vulnerabilities

There are many ways to protect web presences from attackers - even for SMEs with a small budget. This article presents the most important options for testing websites for security vulnerabilities and sealing them off from hacker attacks.

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30. May 2023
Google Analytics Alternatives: 9 GDPR compliant tools

Companies and private website providers in Germany and other countries can choose between several web tracking services that meet the requirements of the GDPR and European data protection authorities. Below, we present these privacy-friendly tracking providers in more detail.

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23. May 2023
Privacy-compliant tracking on websites

Tracking website visits is important for optimizing websites and online marketing. We show you how to implement tracking in a privacy-compliant manner.

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23. May 2023
Data protection liability risks: How web agencies navigate safely through the GDPR

When web agencies create websites for customers, they must also pay attention to data protection. There are liability risks here. We show you when you are liable and how you can deal with the risks.

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21. March 2023
Use WooCommerce DSGVO compliant | decareto

WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin that allows easy creation of online stores and is one of the most popular WordPress plugins in this field. Online stores can be customized in various ways, with many features and without any programming skills at all. However, the plugin does not comply 100% with the EU General Data Protection […]

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