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Offering Patreon subs in sterling or euros means you can be sued under GDPR, says Court of Appeal

eldakka

Re: On the other hand...

> Does that mean that if a business only accepts USD then GDPR cannot apply?

If it doesn't operate in UK/EU, then yes.

The judgement is that offering transactions in the local currencies (£/€) is tantamount to operating in the UK/EU. It is expanding the definition of what it means to be operating in the UK/EU for GDPR purposes.

Therefore either physically operating in the UK/EU (i.e. a local office) or effectively operating in UK/EU (trading in £/€) is sufficient to establish the link for GDPR purposes. It's not an "and", it's an "or", both don't have to be true. If the ruling stands that is.

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