I want to stay and use EXcommunity despite EU data law deadline 25th May - is it possible?

[TessaGrace]

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ANNOUNCEMENT:BecomeAnEX and the General Data Protection Regulation

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by Mark (23 May 2018)

BecomeAnEX is committed to helping tobacco users achieve their vision of a tobacco-free future. Friday, we will be updating our site accessibility in light of a European data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you live in an EU-member country, you will no longer have access to BecomeAnEX.org or the EX Community once GDPR goes into effect on May 25, 2018. We encourage you to print or write down any information from BecomeAnEX that you rely on as you quit and stay quit, and exchange other ways to communicate with members of the EX Community. Thank you for making BecomeAnEX part of your tobacco-free journey!

If you have questions about what GDPR means for you, please direct them to Megan (EX Product Manager)

Please find a way!!!!!!

[TW517]

Mark  I'd like to know the answer too.  I'm located in the U.S., but would hate to lose the friends we have here from Great Britain, South Africa, Greece, and Italy just to name a few.  Also, is Canada affected by this?

[karenjones]

No Canada is not effected because we do not have European IP addresses!  Not sure what this is about really. but therre are lots of EU things that we have never been able to access because we don't have EU IP addresses, the World Wide Web thing has always been a bit of a farce because it has never been world wide.!  And even though Britain is no longer in the EU, this effects them as well.

[CommunityAdmin]

TessaGrace‌

Unfortunately those while traveling and living in EU will not be able to access starting on Friday due to your IP address.  I’m sorry. I appreciate your candid feedback.  We’ll share it with the team. 

Mark

EX Community Manager

[Bonnie]

That is so sad!  I loved having our EU friends participate!

[MarilynH]

This really sucks geesh! I know it's not your fault BUT it still sucks !

[Giulia]

I believe South Africa and Canada are NOT part of the EU.

List of non-EU countries - European Commission 

Here's a list of those that are:  EU member countries in brief - EUROPA | European Union 

England still is, unfortunately.

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[karenjones]

England is not part of the EU nor is Scotland or part of Ireland or Wales.  Remember Brexit??

[Giulia]

Yes, but Brexit hasn't been effected yet.  ("It is scheduled to depart at 11pm UK time on Friday 29 March, 2019.")