What App Developers Need to Know About GDPR?

Data, Privacy, and GDPR have all been red-hot topics lately.

As an app developer building on Shopify, you’re expected to always conduct your business in a transparent and ethical manner, which includes collecting and using data in a consensual and explicit way.

However, with GDPR coming into effect tomorrow, there are a few more things to be mindful of, and steps to take to help assure merchants that your apps are GDPR compliant.

In this article, we’ll give a quick overview of how GDPR impacts app developers, and what steps you should take to cover yourself legally and maintain merchant trust.

What exactly is GDPR, and how does it impact app developers?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is the most significant privacy and data protection legislation enacted in years. It comes into effect on May 25th, 2018, and clarifies and imposes new obligations on any party that collects, stores, or processes personal data of individuals located in Europe.

If you serve merchants based in Europe, or any merchant that could potentially have a customer based in Europe, this regulation will affect you. Given that Shopify serves merchants who sell to customers worldwide, you should default to assuming that GDPR will apply to you.

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