--- title: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What you need... description: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens. Companies need... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-what-you-need-to-know-to-stay-compliant-nerkcbpc8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What you need to know to stay compliant | daily.dev og:description: The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens. Companies need... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr-what-you-need-to-know-to-stay-compliant-nerkcbpc8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NErKcBPc8.png og:image:alt: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What you need to know to stay compliant og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What you need to know to stay compliant **[CSO Online](https://daily.dev/sources/csoonline)** · 12 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation that requires businesses to protect the personal data and privacy of EU citizens. Companies need to comply with strict rules to protect customer data. The GDPR leaves room for interpretation and fines for non-compliance. 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