[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44012: Store the agreed-to-privacy-policy date/timestamp to help prove GDPR compliance

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#44012: Store the agreed-to-privacy-policy date/timestamp to help prove GDPR
compliance
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 Reporter:  johnstonphilip                       |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  feature request                      |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
                                                 |  Review
Component:  Privacy                              |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  minor                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  gdpr privacy-roadmap needs-patch     |     Focuses:
  close                                          |
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Comment (by idea15):

 Hi everyone

 The comments above are correct. The privacy policy is not a contract - it
 is a transparent statement of data use and a means for the user to clarify
 their options and rights.

 I think you may be conflating the consent requirements of granular aspects
 of data collection and processing - e.g. the user consented to this use of
 their data, or that cookie - with the presentation of the document used to
 inventory that information. We're certainly going to be looking at
 granular consent logging and UX as part of the second roadmap.

 For now, though, there is no timestamp consent required to be provided or
 captured for the privacy notice itself.

 (IANAL but you don't need lawyers for GDPR - that's another Americanism!)

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