GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent free WordPress plugin

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area. It also looks after the transfer of personal data outside of these areas. The GDPR standardizes protection laws across all of the member countries and imposes strict new rules on controlling and processing personally identifiable information (PII). This set of instructions for companies that collect and process such data on the internet is aimed at improving the levels of protection for internet users and giving them more control over how their personal data is used. Any businesses that operate online and within the areas of the European Union or European Economic Area need to both be aware of these rules and comply with them or face severe penalties. Several plugins have been designed with the intention of implementing the rules as outlined by the GDPR to business websites in quick, easy, and manageable ways. Introducing the GDPR Compliance & Cookie Consent Plugin GDPR Compliance and Cookie Consent is a plugin created by StylemixThemes. The key features are clear privacy policies and cookie information, GDPR consent checkboxes, a cookie blocker, consumer data access, and the right of website users to be forgotten. All of these help to protect your customers and any of the personal data that they may need to disclose on your website. This versatile and useful plugin is free to download and is suitable for use with WordPress 4.6 and above. Further to this, there is an optional upgrade for this plugin that includes premium-level features. More details on this paid pro version will be covered here a little later on. Who is it for? From May 25, 2018, all companies with EU citizens as customers who are visiting their website, regardless