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The Flat Earth Society => Suggestions & Concerns => Topic started by: AATW on May 29, 2018, 01:01:10 PM

Title: GDPR
Post by: AATW on May 29, 2018, 01:01:10 PM
Have you guys done anything about GDPR? Not 100% sure you have to, asking because I run a similar board and am not clear if I need to do something.
Title: Re: GDPR
Post by: xasop on May 29, 2018, 04:24:25 PM
No, we haven't.

If anyone needs clarification on how we use your data: Your posts go into a database and are then displayed when somebody reads the threads you posted in later.
Title: Re: GDPR
Post by: Pete Svarrior on May 29, 2018, 05:14:20 PM
That's not an ideal answer, but... uh, ultimately not a strictly incriminating one, I guess?

Since you said you're asking to figure out how to act yourself (though in that case I would argue this is a T&I thread, not S&C), I'll briefly elaborate on the things that matter:

First of all, let's consider what personal data a forum like ours collects. The most obvious examples are IP addresses (linked to individual posts) and e-mail addresses. There is also data collected by Google Analytics and actual posts. To be compliant with the GDPR, each of these should be justified with a lawful basis. In our case, those could be:


Ultimately, the thing to remember is that the GDPR is there to protect the user, but not beyond the realms of reason. As long as the data we collect is proportionate and measured to the goals we want to achieve, there is nothing to worry about.

More information about those LI words I keep using: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/lawful-basis-for-processing/legitimate-interests/
Title: Re: GDPR
Post by: AATW on May 29, 2018, 07:51:11 PM
No, we haven't.

If anyone needs clarification on how we use your data: Your posts go into a database and are then displayed when somebody reads the threads you posted in later.

Database? Well la-di-daa.
On my board we just write them down and then when someone requests a page we have to type them up again.

Thanks Pete. Tbh, my board is so tiny and under the radar I don't think in practice I need to do anything.