MainWP Blog - Privacy

There are a few hot topics such as hefty fines, Google, Facebook, and new laws such as Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) that usually take the limelight when it comes to privacy. One privacy concern that has captured the interest of privacy professionals, business owners, and news outlets lately is the new data transfer agreement that would provide a mechanism for personal data to be transferred from the European Union (EU) to the United States (US). While this agreement Continue reading the post...

While the United States does not have a federal privacy law (unless you are in healthcare, financial services, or are targeting children under the age of 13), more and more states are passing their own privacy laws to protect their residents. One such state is Virginia, which passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) in 2021. While this law goes into effect on January 1st, 2023, companies that need to comply should begin their preparations now as the requirements Continue reading the post...

Today, I am happy to announce MainWP 4.2, a relatively big release that includes a lot of privacy updates for us, you, and your clients. Your Privacy Guaranteed Being focused on privacy, we tweaked a few things at our end: For the Plugins: We worked with Donata Stroink-Skillrud of agency attorneys. Donata is not only an attorney focused on privacy, but she is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). Along with that, she is the Chair of the American Continue reading the post...

Donata Kalnenaite is the President of Termageddon. She started the company with her fiance, Hans Skillrud, to help businesses with privacy policies, terms, and disclaimers for their websites. Laws for these areas are changing rapidly, and Termageddon provides a platform to keep them updated to be compliant with laws. Donata is a privacy and technology attorney licensed in the state of Illinois. Further, she is the Vice-Chair and the Newsletter Editor of the American Bar Association’s ePrivacy Committee and the Continue reading the post...