The Events Calendar Compliance
When selling tickets and gathering attendee information, maintaining strict compliance with data privacy and payment security standards is absolutely critical. The Events Calendar Compliance guides are designed to help you navigate your responsibilities and understand exactly how our plugins assist in keeping your users’ data both safe and legal.
Whether you need to ensure your checkout process meets rigorous payment security standards or you want to verify that your attendee data collection adheres to global privacy laws, these resources provide the clarity you need to operate with confidence.
The Events Calendar Compliance articles
Explore the documentation below to safeguard your event business:
Accessibility and ADA/WCAG Compliance in The Events Calendar
Read more: Accessibility and ADA/WCAG Compliance in The Events CalendarWe work hard to follow good design practices and – as part of that – are mindful of accessibility concerns. Some areas, however, may not completely meet ADA or WCAG guidelines, and we don’t claim complete compliance. All of our plugins are built to be customizable, however, so it’s generally possible to address specific concerns…
Handling Data Privacy for Events and Tickets
Read more: Handling Data Privacy for Events and TicketsIf you handle other people’s private information, you’ll want to make sure your website is compliant with privacy laws. The two most common laws to be familiar with are the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act. Data handling is particularly important if you are subscribing event attendees to any marketing content…
Sales Tax and Marketplace Facilitator Laws for Community Events
Read more: Sales Tax and Marketplace Facilitator Laws for Community EventsSome states have implemented laws that require marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of people using their marketplace to sell goods and services. What does that mean to you? A marketplace facilitator is a business or organization that lets others sell goods and services on their platform. Think of the Amazon…
The Events Calendar, GDPR & CCPA
Read more: The Events Calendar, GDPR & CCPATo exercise your rights under GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) you can send a data request to The Events Calendar using the GDPR rights form. Even though The Events Calendar is based in the United States, we strive to remain compliant with the EU’s GDPR directive for our EU users. As such,…
Understanding PCI Compliance with Event Tickets
Read more: Understanding PCI Compliance with Event TicketsThis article will help you understand the scope of the rules around Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance, how Event Tickets helps with it, what is outside the scope of Event Tickets’s role, and how you can learn more. What is PCI Compliance? According to the PCI Security Standards website: “The PCI Security Standards Council is…
Understanding Sales Tax for Ticket Sellers
Read more: Understanding Sales Tax for Ticket SellersIf you’re selling tickets on your website, then you might be required to collect sales tax on your transactions — even if your state doesn’t require it. This is called economic nexus and it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with it to make sure you are in compliance with states that enforce it. Economic…