{"id":46051,"date":"2022-06-27T16:35:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T08:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/?p=46051"},"modified":"2025-10-24T03:48:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:48:26","slug":"australians-know-about-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/australians-know-about-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"What Australians Need to Know About GDPR\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is one of the landmark European Union (EU) regulations that was fully implemented on 25th May 2018. It mandates all businesses to take necessary measures to protect the confidential\/personal data and privacy of EU citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Failing to overhaul their data protection laws to align with GDPR can bring significant consequences and heavy penalties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This blog explores GDPR&#8217;s impact on Australian businesses. We will delve into everything from what GDPR is all about and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GDPR requirements <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is GDPR and How Does it Work?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GDPR is a set of regulations for the European Union (EU) making data protection laws stricter encouraging businesses to manage and process data more securely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The main types of privacy data that GDPR protects include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Personal identity information, including name, contact number, address and ID numbers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Health-related and generic data<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Web-based data such as IP addresses, geo-location data, radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and cookie data<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biometric data<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sexual orientation and racial\/ethnic data<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Political opinions<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Economic status<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GDPR outlines the rules and regulations for collecting and using personal information. It also emphasises making users\u2019 consent an absolute <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">must<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in processing this data. Therefore, maintaining trust between the business and its users. That\u2019s why every business must demonstrate a high level of compliance with the updated regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How Does GDPR Impact Australia?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unlike the popular notion that GDPR only applies to businesses in the EU, it also applies to every business across the world that processes any kind of personal data (as mentioned above) of individuals in the European Union.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simply put, GDPR laws are equally applicable to Australian businesses dealing with European customers in any form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As an Australian business, you don\u2019t only need to collect the personal information of EU individuals directly. GDPR will still apply to your business if you have prior agreements signed with customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All businesses, therefore, need to comply if they:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Offer goods\/services to individuals in the EU<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have a presence within the European Union. This condition applies regardless of whether the business collects or processes personal data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Monitor the behaviour of individuals in the EU in any form<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who Needs to Comply with the GDPR in Australia?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re running a business in Australia with European customers, GDPR will surely apply to you. Some examples of Australian businesses that may require GDPR compliance are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Australian businesses with EU customers as their target audience. This could include giving clients the option to pay in Euros or allowing them to order goods\/services in a European language other than English<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Australian businesses with a designated office in the EU<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Australian businesses with EU customers\/users as web references (reviews\/testimonials)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Domain Privacy Requirement with GDPR<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before the GDPR came into effect, any website domain without domain privacy would have their contact information published on the public WHOIS website for the general public to see. GDPR mandated businesses to leave it blank, with only the state of registration as the only information visible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, even though the WHOIS information isn\u2019t listed in the public domain, some <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">trusted<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> vendors can still access the data associated with your domain, including your name, contact, address etc., to solicit products and services from you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is where domain privacy comes in. If you wish to keep all your business information private, getting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/domain-names\/privacy\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=CD_ContentHub&amp;utm_campaign=australians-know-about-gdpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">domain privacy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> during <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/domain-names\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=CD_ContentHub&amp;utm_campaign=australians-know-about-gdpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">domain name<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> registration is recommended to help you avoid the risk of getting flooded with unwanted phone calls and emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How to Comply with the GDPR in Australia?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To maintain GDPR compliance in Australia, your business needs to follow a range of important regulations. These include everything from the way your business processes personal data to mandatory reporting timelines for data breaches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are some of the things your business can do:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check if your business processes users&#8217; data from the EU in any way. Then ensure that you have legal reasons to process this kind of personal information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Find out if any third party has access to the user&#8217;s personal data\/information.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check if you are a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">controller<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (who determines the purposes\/means of processing personal data) or <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">processor<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (responsible for processing personal data on behalf of a controller) of data.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Review the data privacy and security policies your business has in place to ensure that they follow all the guidelines set by GDPR.\u202f<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rework your business policies and procedures to ensure they are complying with all the GDPR rules.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Offer thorough GDPR training to your staff. You could also use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recordpoint.com\/regulation\/gdpr\">GDPR solution like RecordPoint<\/a> to help automate compliance, manage data governance, and simplify reporting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conclusion<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The exponential rise in online businesses in the last few years has led to the collection and monetisation of personal user data on a massive scale. This has encouraged governments to intervene and protect individual interests better with the new GDPR laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There\u2019s been an overwhelming amount of information available about GDPR laws and their compliance. But we compiled key things about GDPR that Australian businesses need to know to put them back in control of their data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/ssl-certificates\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=CD_ContentHub&amp;utm_campaign=australians-know-about-gdpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10079 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get SSL\" width=\"728\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/banner-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/banner-1-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/banner-1-350x118.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/banner-1-550x185.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is one of the landmark European Union (EU) regulations that was fully implemented on 25th May 2018. 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