GDPR, or “General Data Protection Regulation”, is the European Union’s new data privacy law. This rule was passed in 2016, however, enforcement began May 2018. While this regulation was created in and for the EU, it will affect American companies that meet the following: Organizations registered in the European Union, and those that sell goods or services to EU citizens in which monitor the personal data of EU customers. Realistically, most US based companies meet these qualifications, therefore, must become well acquainted with GDPR. Below is a deeper dive into what this law fully entails, and the requirements businesses must meet to become GDPR compliant.