With exactly a month left for European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to come into effect, Twitter has updated its “Terms and Privacy Policy”, which aims to give its users more transparency over their data.

The GDPR will come into force from May 25. The Twitter updates will also take effect on the same day, and apply globally.

“We believe you should know the types of data you share with us and how we use it. Most importantly, you should have meaningful control over both,” Damien Kieran, Global Data Protection Officer at Twitter, wrote in a blog post on April 24.

Twitter is also giving its users more control over how it shares certain data that may not be public.

“We’ve updated our Privacy Policy to make it visually clear and easy to use. You’ll see a download button at the top of the page that allows you to get a plain text version if you prefer. It’s optimised for both mobile and web,” Kieran said.

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“Within the Privacy Policy, you’ll find an efficient way to contact Twitter directly about any privacy concerns you may have,” he said in the post, adding that only the Data Protection Officer, who is Kieran himself, and his team would have access to the questions asked by a user.

“Woven throughout are direct links to your core privacy and security settings, which are accessible at any time when you are logged into Twitter. Here you can see what data Twitter has relating to your account and you can decide whether you want to share it or not,” the post said.

On May 25, people who live in the EU will see a prompt when they log into their Twitter account. The prompt will explain that Twitter has updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to reflect the EU’s GDPR.

“We’ll also show you a simple chart that categorizes the legal basis for the personal data we process. Specifically, you’ll be encouraged to review our updated policies in full. You’ll then be brought to your individual Settings and Privacy section, where we will ask you to review your key current settings. You can leave them all as they are, modify each, and learn more about any of the individual settings before making a change – the choice is entirely in your hands,” Kieran wrote.

The EU Parliament approved the GDPR on April 14, 2016, after four years of debate. Organisations failing to comply with the new regulation may face hefty fines.

The GDPR replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and aims to reshape the way organisations across the Europe approach data privacy.

EU was chiefly concerned over WhatsApp’s sharing of user data with Facebook, its parent company. WhatsApp too announced on Tuesday that it had updated its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.