What Does General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Mean For Websites? So, GDPR, huh? :) I'm thinking that you either fall into one of two camps on this. Either you're familiar with this, or you're not. Regardless of what camp you fall into, and regardless of if you're a small business owner, marketer, web developer or whatever, this will be one of those things that EVERYBODY will ask you what you should be doing about it. Starting now. First of all, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a law that goes into effect today in the European Union, but it effects most businesses in the world because there's always a chance that an EU citizen or business could provide you their user data through your website. Having said that, some companies have done a better job than others at scrambling around to prepare for ensuring GDPR compliance on their digital presence. I'm trying to keep this simple. Here's my guide.