David Martin Design

Web Design, Web Hosting, & Digital Marketing

Tag: Consumer Privacy

  • What is an SSL Certificate & Why Is It Important For Your Website Success?

    What is an SSL Certificate & Why Is It Important For Your Website Success?

    An SSL Certificate is vital for your website’s success. If you accept e-commerce orders, it helps you secure credit card numbers, passwords, and other sensitive data your visitors submit through your site.

    Even if you don’t sell products via your website having an SSL certificate in place will increase customer confidence, improve SEO ranking, & protect your data.

    How Do I Setup an SSL Certificate?

    If your website is hosted with David Martin Design, it includes a shared SSL certificate for the sites on our server. This covers the basics of security and will take care of complying with security requirements.

    If your website is hosted elsewhere, then you will need to check with your hosting provider. A lot of times GoDaddy, BlueHost, GreenGeeks, or another hosting provider will offer you an SSL certificate from a 3rd party company that will be installed on their end. Check with them to see what your options are.

    Do I Really Need an SSL?

    That depends on your risk tolerance. Are you OK leaving your car doors unlocked at night? Are you OK with leaving your front door unlocked?

    I think we both know the answer to this. Take the time to set up your infrastructure the right way and you can avoid a lot of headaches in the future. Yes, set up an SSL certificate.

    For more information on this, please visit this excellent Google resource: https://support.google.com/domains/answer/7630973?hl=en

  • How To Setup A Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, & Disclaimer For Your Website

    How To Setup A Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, & Disclaimer For Your Website

    I just had an outstanding Google Meet with Hans Skillrud from Termageddon. He helped get davidmartindesign.com all set up with a compliant Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, & a Disclaimer for my website.

    Hans & Donata from Termageddon. This picture was taken from inside the birdcage @ The City Museum in St. Louis at WordCamp 2019. What a great place to meet!
    Hans & Donata from Termageddon. This picture was taken from inside the birdcage @ The City Museum in St. Louis at WordCamp 2019. What a great place to meet!

    I met Hans & Donata at WordCamp in St. Louis recently and we immediately hit it off. They run an awesome web service that helps businesses with websites comply with data privacy laws.

    In a Google Meeting with Hans, he walked me through the process to set each one of these up and we were able to build these rich data policies without needing a super expensive law firm. Their service was easy to use and we were able to generate the policies and get them live in under 1 hour!

    I can rest assured that my policies will automatically be updated with the newest language and I am compliant even if the laws change. I can trust that they’ve got my back!

    It’s SUPER important for anyone with a website to pay attention to these things. It’s going to be the law soon & it’s important for you to be aware of these things.

    Do a Google search for “California Consumer Privacy Act” to learn more.

    After you do that, let me know if you need some help with this!