{"id":3058,"date":"2024-06-07T05:58:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balihoo.com\/?p=3058"},"modified":"2024-06-07T05:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T08:58:10","slug":"the-franchise-guide-to-data-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cool.co\/franchise-and-multi-location\/the-franchise-guide-to-data-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Franchise Guide To Data Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though franchise businesses are often local, brick-and-mortar locations, franchise businesses are often subject to internet-focused laws about data privacy. In this blog post, we explain some of the basics.<\/p>\n

Franchise businesses often bridge the gap between two different worlds: between big corporations and independent businesses; between national chains and local operations; between brick-and-mortar operations and virtual ones.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that last one that\u2019s a concern. While franchise operations \u2014 especially at the ground level \u2014 feel very much like local businesses, they can often find themselves subject to national and international laws about customer privacy.
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In this blog post, we talk about the ins and outs of privacy regulation, and how they can impact franchise operations. Read on:<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Franchises and Data<\/h2>\n

A franchise\u2019s websites collect a wide variety of first-party<\/a> data on their users \u2014 where they\u2019re located and what they do while they\u2019re on the page, obviously, but also things like email addresses, home addresses, contact and credit card information, and more depending on the industry.<\/p>\n

Individual franchisee locations collect a lot of the same data as well. When a customer makes a purchase, creates an account, signs up for a loyalty card<\/a>, hands over their dog\u2019s vaccination records, or submits a prescription, that all goes into a file somewhere for the franchise.<\/p>\n

Customer and user data is also collected during online advertising campaigns, of course.<\/p>\n

Some of this information is crucial for a thriving business. First-party data is crucial to gauge the success of advertising campaigns, to do market research, and to optimize business practices. Business CRMs are often crammed with various bits of consumer information.<\/p>\n

What you do with that information is often subject to the law.<\/p>\n

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Privacy Laws In The United States<\/h2>\n

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have all implemented sweeping privacy laws in recent years, with more states likely to follow suit in the near future. Many states have used the California law as a template to implement their own, though there are subtle differences from state to state. Generally speaking, however:<\/p>\n