What GDPR Means for You and Your Restaurant

The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  recently went into effect. The set of rules were created to govern the privacy and security of personal data and were put out by the European Commission. Even though the GDPR is set in Europe, it still has serious implications for a number of companies in the United States. 

Who Is Affected? Regardless of the location of your company, you will be affected by the GDPR if:

You collect personal data or behavioral information from someone located in a EU country

You’re based outside of the EU but provide goods or services to the EU, including free services

You are established within the EU, regardless of where you process and collect personal data (including cloud-based processing performed outside of the EU for an EU-based company) 

With that being said, clearly the new regulation will cause a rippling around the world. Now that the facts have been established, it is time to start thinking about compliance if…