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Introduction
June 2, 2018 We're sure you've heard a lot about GDPR recently and you've likely received many emails about updates and privacy changes in the last few weeks. Since GDPR obligations can seem a bit confusing, Weebly has created a document to help explain the responsibilities of website owners under GDPR. Your Responsibilities Under GDPR If you are doing business with or collecting any kind of personal data from individuals located in the European Union, you will need to be compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect on May 25, 2018. To assist you with these changes, Weebly has added tools like an improved cookie notification banner and a privacy policy generator. Tools
Privacy Policy Generator
Weebly's new privacy policy generator is a great tool and not just to current Weebly users, but to any website owner to utilize as part of the process to become GDPR compliant. All it takes is a few simple fields and a custom privacy policy is ready in seconds.
Cookie Notification Banner for Weebly Published Sites
Weebly has released an improved cookie notification banner for Weebly published sites. This can be very useful to help your site better comply with EU laws.
Disclaimer
Please note that the information provided in Weebly's FAQ and this blog is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice; it has not been prepared with your specific circumstances in mind and therefore may not be suitable for use in your business. By relying on the information contained in the Weebly FAQ and this email, you assume all risk and liability that may result. Did you know?
Did you know that starting in July, Google Chrome will display a prominent "Not Secure" notification for all websites without SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protection? So visitors will immediately see whether their submitted data, like passwords and credit card information, is encrypted or not. The Purpose of using SSL Certificates SSL is the backbone of our secure Internet and it protects your sensitive information as it travels across the world's computer networks. SSL is essential for protecting your website, even if it doesn't handle sensitive information like credit cards. It provides privacy, critical security and data integrity for both your websites and your users' personal information. SSL Encrypts Sensitive Information The primary reason why SSL is used is to keep sensitive information sent across the Internet encrypted so that only the intended recipient can understand it. This is important because the information you send on the Internet is passed from computer to computer to get to the destination server. Any computer in between you and the server can see your credit card numbers, usernames and passwords, and other sensitive information if it is not encrypted with an SSL certificate. When an SSL certificate is used, the information becomes unreadable to everyone except for the server you are sending the information to. This protects it from hackers and identity thieves. SSL Provides Authentication In addition to encryption, a proper SSL certificate also provides authentication. This means you can be sure that you are sending information to the right server and not to an imposter trying to steal your information. Why is this important? The nature of the Internet means that your customers will often be sending information through several computers. Any of these computers could pretend to be your website and trick your users into sending them personal information. It is only possible to avoid this by using a proper Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and getting an SSL Certificate from a trusted SSL provider. Why are SSL providers important? Trusted SSL providers will only issue an SSL certificate to a verified company that has gone through several identity checks. Certain types of SSL certificates, like EV SSL Certificates, require more validation than others. How do you know if an SSL provider is trusted? You can use our SSL Wizard to compare SSL providers that are included in most web browsers. Web browser manufactures verify that SSL providers are following specific practices and have been audited by a third-party using a standard such as WebTrust. SSL Provides Trust Web browsers give visual cues, such as a lock icon or a green bar, to make sure visitors know when their connection is secured. This means that they will trust your website more when they see these cues and will be more likely to buy from you. SSL providers will also give you a trust seal that instills more trust in your customers. HTTPS also protects against phishing attacks. A phishing email is an email sent by a criminal who tries to impersonate your website. The email usually includes a link to their own website or uses a man-in-the-middle attack to use your own domain name. Because it is very difficult for these criminals to receive a proper SSL certificate, they won’t be able to perfectly impersonate your site. This means that your users will be far less likely to fall for a phishing attack because they will be looking for the trust indicators in their browser, such as a green address bar, and they won’t see it. SSL is required for PCI Compliance In order to accept credit card information on your website, you must pass certain audits that show that you are complying with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. One of the requirements is properly using an SSL Certificate. Disadvantages of SSL With so many advantages, why would anyone not use SSL? Are there any disadvantages to using SSL certificates? Cost is an obvious disadvantage. SSL providers need to set up a trusted infrastructure and validate your identity so there is a cost involved. This has been alleviated by increased competition in the industry and the introduction of providers like Let's Encrypt. Performance is another disadvantage to SSL. Because the information that you send has to be encrypted by the server, it takes more server resources than if the information weren’t encrypted. The performance difference is only noticeable for web sites with very large numbers of visitors and can be minimized with special hardware in such cases. Overall, the disadvantages of using SSL are few and the advantages far outweigh them. It is critical that you properly use SSL on all websites. Proper use of SSL certificates will help protect your customers, help protect you, and help you to gain your customers trust and sell more.
Weebly Help Center Weebly provides directions on how to add an SSL Certificate to your Website.
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WEEBLY UPDATE
May 18, 2018
Weebly is committed to helping people create great websites and online businesses. As part of our growth and in support of the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we’re launching new tools and features and updating our Privacy Notice. Here’s what we’re working on: Improved GDPR Privacy Notice. The upcoming General Data Protection Regulation places new obligations on organizations that process EU personal data. As a result, we’re updating our Privacy Notice and Terms of Service to better explain our relationship with you. We’re making our Privacy Notice clearer by defining key terms, describing our data processing practices and including examples showing how Weebly implements this Policy. We’ll let you know when it’s available online for you to review. Helping you towards compliance on your Weebly website.
We hope these updates will help make creating and using your website or online store easier. Please note that nothing in this notice constitutes legal advice. ACTION REQUIRED
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Using a clear, well-thought-out, and easy to find privacy policy establishes trust with customers. Why? Because once they know you'll protect their data, they may be more likely to buy — and to tell their friends to buy, too.
It's also the law. A good privacy policy should ideally include some explanation for why you're using the data you're using, the steps you take to protect such data, and how a customer can contact you if they have questions or concerns. To help you get started, Weebly has created a privacy policy template. Here's how to do it if you take the tougher road of writing it all yourself. What's Required Let's start with the sorts of data that's personally identifying:
Best Practices to Put in Place Today Once you've studied the requirements and have an idea for what you have to say to meet legal requirements, take these steps to make sure your customers know they'll be well-protected when shopping at your eCommerce site:
Does your site have a policy yet? Getting started on one is easier than ever with Weebly's new privacy policy generator tool.
Nothing in this article constitutes legal advice. Please consult our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and our Privacy Policy Generator Disclaimer before using the templates. In 2013, two teachers, Allison Karnes of N. Muskegon, Michigan, USA and Ingeborg Roth of Aalesund, Norway, teamed up to create WRAPS; a sanitary pad for the schoolgirls of Ethiopia. During the school year, they travel to the real middle schools and meet with 5-8th-grade girls teaching them about menstruation, feminine hygiene and how to take care of their new WRAPS.
The Wolaitta Village project goals are to create sustainable businesses within the Wolaitta Community that will generate income for their children’s homes. Our dream is to offer free WRAPS kits to every middle school girl within the Wolaitta Zone of approximately 3 million people.
WRAPS utilizes a four-prong approach to help eliminate the inherent disadvantages that women face in Ethiopia.
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