Important NEW LAW: GDPR For blogs that host comments / newsletters etc.

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This could be the best thing about GDPR coming into play!!!

I'm sure it applies to all other hosting companies as well!

We are happy to share that from May 25th 2018, personal details will no longer be shown in the public WHOIS database for any domain name registered with Kloudhost. This is a big win for privacy and should bring an end to domain registrant spam.

Do I still require the WHOIS Privacy service?

No, the WHOIS Privacy service is no longer required to protect your personal details from the public WHOIS database and we would recommend disabling this service from the end of May to save on your future renewal costs.

The WHOIS Privacy service does have a purpose if you want to enable a means for others to contact you via the WHOIS database. From May 25th, a domain without the WHOIS Privacy service will simply have no contact details shown whereas a domain with the WHOIS Privacy service enabled will show a proxy email address which forwards any emails onto the registrant's email address. This is useful if you have unused domains registered for which you may want to receive unsolicited contact (e.g. from someone interested in purchasing your domain).

What if I want to show my personal details in the public WHOIS database?

For UK domains, Nominet (the UK domain registry) will offer the ability to opt-in to showing your personal details in the public WHOIS database. For other domains, it will no longer be possible to share your own details in the public WHOIS database but you can use our WHOIS Privacy service to place proxy contact details in the public database as outlined in the previous paragraph.
 

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This could be the best thing about GDPR coming into play!!!

I'm sure it applies to all other hosting companies as well!

We are happy to share that from May 25th 2018, personal details will no longer be shown in the public WHOIS database for any domain name registered with Kloudhost. This is a big win for privacy and should bring an end to domain registrant spam.

Do I still require the WHOIS Privacy service?

No, the WHOIS Privacy service is no longer required to protect your personal details from the public WHOIS database and we would recommend disabling this service from the end of May to save on your future renewal costs.

The WHOIS Privacy service does have a purpose if you want to enable a means for others to contact you via the WHOIS database. From May 25th, a domain without the WHOIS Privacy service will simply have no contact details shown whereas a domain with the WHOIS Privacy service enabled will show a proxy email address which forwards any emails onto the registrant's email address. This is useful if you have unused domains registered for which you may want to receive unsolicited contact (e.g. from someone interested in purchasing your domain).

What if I want to show my personal details in the public WHOIS database?

For UK domains, Nominet (the UK domain registry) will offer the ability to opt-in to showing your personal details in the public WHOIS database. For other domains, it will no longer be possible to share your own details in the public WHOIS database but you can use our WHOIS Privacy service to place proxy contact details in the public database as outlined in the previous paragraph.

Hopefully other hosts will follow suit.

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Only a few days to go for you to enjoy all the GDPR emails ;)
 

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So much for the 'This won't have any effect on me!' people!

ENJOYING YOUR INBOX ARE YA????
 

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LOL it's great - I'm discovering sites I'd forgotten I'd even signed up to ;)
 
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LOL it's great - I'm discovering sites I'd forgotten I'd even signed up to ;)
It's shown me how many sites you buy something from once and then they hang onto your details FOREVER lol
 

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Not great getting loads of e-mails to read through but at least it means a bit of a clear out of sites I don’t want any more.
 

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Yep, it's been a never-ending slew of emails about GDPR updates and requests to re-register for email subscriptions.
 
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Still quite unsure how this applies to bloggers that don't operate a mailing list. I get that Wordpress, affiliate links and plug-ins may collect data, but that's not data we have stored and can share ourselves, per se. I'm confuuuuuused.com

Would those of us that just use affiliate marketing/Google Ads/Wordpress comments still need to pay £35 per year to register?
 

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Still quite unsure how this applies to bloggers that don't operate a mailing list. I get that Wordpress, affiliate links and plug-ins may collect data, but that's not data we have stored and can share ourselves, per se. I'm confuuuuuused.com

Would those of us that just use affiliate marketing/Google Ads/Wordpress comments still need to pay £35 per year to register?
So looking at your site you've got google ads down the side so at the very least you need to add a new privacy policy that explains how your users data is being used to create a contextual experience for them etc. I assume you are also using cookies as well so that also needs covering

Is this £35 for registering with the ICO? personally no I don't believe YOU need to do that
 
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Thanks, @Jon I added a privacy policy and reference to GDPR under the 'Contact & Privacy'' section the other week. I think a lot of the confusion for people is that £35 ICO registering, with differing opinions & guidelines on who it truly applies to.
 

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Thanks, @Jon I added a privacy policy and reference to GDPR under the 'Contact & Privacy'' section the other week. I think a lot of the confusion for people is that £35 ICO registering, with differing opinions & guidelines on who it truly applies to.
Aye it’s important to remember that GDPR is primarily aimed at the corporate world, no “at home” bloggers!
 
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I'm still struggling to be compliant on my (not live) site... I am looking at the different plugins, but they all seem to require coding in order to turn off any cookies (which I haven't a clue about).
 

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I'm still struggling to be compliant on my (not live) site... I am looking at the different plugins, but they all seem to require coding in order to turn off any cookies (which I haven't a clue about).

Which cookies / plug-ins are you having trouble with here?
 

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I just wanted a plugin with an option to remove the not strictly necessary cookies (just Google Analytics), but struggling to find a plugin that does anything bar give an acceptance box
 

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I just wanted a plugin with an option to remove the not strictly necessary cookies (just Google Analytics), but struggling to find a plugin that does anything bar give an acceptance box

Each website has its own cookies
Google analytics included - GDPR isn’t about stopping you using them it’s just about making sure your visitors are informed about that some of their information will be exposed to RELEVANT cookies - that’s it!
 

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Each website has its own cookies
Google analytics included - GDPR isn’t about stopping you using them it’s just about making sure your visitors are informed about that some of their information will be exposed to RELEVANT cookies - that’s it!

But I wanted to have a plugin with an easy restriction in for people..

When I read through the ICO information, it is actually more confusing. I am mainly trying to apply common sense at the moment, although I am confused about the whole consent thing. As far as I can work out, you just need a tick box on the site for people to accept, even though it does nothing if they do not (giving info and link to privacy policy of course). Same thing specifically when they sign up, they just tick a box.
 

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