1. What is the GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 — GDPR) is the EU regulation governing the processing of personal data of natural persons, in force since 25 May 2018. The UK retained substantially equivalent rules under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
The GDPR applies to any processing of personal data of individuals in the EU/EEA, regardless of where the controller is established (Art. 3 GDPR). If you are outside the EU/UK, local laws (e.g. CCPA in California, LGPD in Brazil) may also apply — see the localized version of this page for your country.