MainWP Blog - Privacy

With the recent release of US H8413 (Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement Over Data Act), it seems that the hopes of a comprehensive federal privacy law in the United States have been somewhat rekindled. However, those of us who have seen many of these bills fail or simply be forgotten about are not overly optimistic. With many countries having comprehensive laws protecting privacy, unfortunately, it does not seem like the US will have one anytime soon. In Continue reading the post...

As a privacy professional, if I had a dollar for every time someone said “my website does not collect any personal data” or “my website collects very little personal data”, I would be rich. Many business owners incorrectly assume that their websites do not collect any personal data at all and thus think that privacy laws or privacy requirements do not apply to them. The truth is that the vast majority of modern websites do collect personal data. While collecting Continue reading the post...

Privacy requirements can be overwhelming, especially for small businesses. Sometimes, it’s hard to know where to even start evaluating whether your small business website is compliant with the requirements that privacy laws can impose. However, evaluating your website for privacy pitfalls is important as privacy laws can and do apply to small businesses and non-compliance fines can be high (starting at $2,500 per website visitor). In this article, we will discuss how to check your website for the most common Continue reading the post...

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say “my business is too small for privacy laws to apply to me”, I’d be rich. In fact, many small businesses assume that privacy laws do not apply to them because their business is too small, they collect too little personal information, they don’t have many (or any) employees, they make too little revenue, or because people input their personal information into website forms voluntarily. However, all of these Continue reading the post...

The fact is that most companies know by now that they need to have a Privacy Policy. Most modern websites collect personal information such as names, emails, phone numbers and IP addresses through features such as contact forms, email newsletter subscription forms, account creation forms, eCommerce, analytics or advertising, thereby subjecting the business to privacy laws, which require them to have a Privacy Policy. When it comes to Privacy Policies, there are a few basic standards that need to be Continue reading the post...

Your management dashboard is infrastructure. Treat it that way. It sits between you and every client site. It touches your updates, your backups, your monitoring, your reports. If you don’t control it, you’re exposed to someone else’s pricing changes, acquisition exits, and roadmap pivots. Agencies are finally asking the question they should have asked years ago: do we own this, or are we renting it? This Is the Operating Reality for Agencies  According to SparkToro’s 2025 State of Digital Agencies Continue reading the post...

Early Release Coolness & Cybersecurity Audits This week we’re really excited to bring you a bunch of news on the MainWP Early Release Program and we can’t wait to tell you about it. We’ve also got a great article contributed by legal expert Donata Stroink-Skillrud about California and its Cybersecurity audit requirements. Let’s get into it before we burst! A Whole Bunch of Early Release News Over the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the MainWP Early Release Program, Continue reading the post...

As many of you know, California leads the nation when it comes to data protection, whether it be the California Online Privacy and Protection Act (CalOPPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), or the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the State has always been at the forefront of providing privacy protections to consumers. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently enhanced protections for individuals and requirements for businesses by releasing Regulations requiring certain companies to undertake cybersecurity audits. In Continue reading the post...

Giving Thanks & Some Updates As we head into Thanksgiving here in the States, I want to take a moment to say how grateful the Team and I are for this community. It is because of you that we wake up every morning energized and motivated to make a better product. MainWP has always grown because of the people who use it, improve it, question it, and push us to keep making it better. This week, we are sharing a Continue reading the post...

You have your privacy obligations down pat – you know which privacy laws apply to you, your Privacy Policy is up to date with the latest laws, you don’t track website visitors without consent, and you have a process for replying to privacy rights requests. But have you ensured that your vendors are in compliance too? When you share your customer data with a vendor, you are also responsible for making sure that the vendor processes that data in accordance Continue reading the post...