alastairj

There is also some greyness around Mailchimp hosting data in the US. In my work environment we have been advised not to use them because of this and choose providers with UK or EU hosting.

But if it's a personal blog and I decide to sell products, it's then 'not' personal and a business and therefore GDPR will then apply. Too many things for me to be bothered with at this stage, so the easiest solution is to limit exposure to it.

I do understand how GDPR works @qz3 as in my work I'm heavily involved in it.

What you misunderstood is that although I know there are ways I can make things compliant, I don't have the time or inclination to do so as an individual blogger.