GDPR Compliance Readiness

Overview

GDPR compliance means having the documented, defensible governance that the regulation demands. That is a clear record of your data processing activities, a lawful basis for each one, the right privacy policies and privacy notices in place, and working processes for data subject rights and breach response. The General Data Protection Regulation applies to any organisation that offers goods or services to EU residents or monitors the data of EU residents, whether the business is inside the EU or outside the EU. Under GDPR Article 3, protection applies to anyone currently located inside the EU, regardless of their nationality or legal residency status.

We deliver the non-technical side of GDPR compliance end to end. We map your data flows, build your Article 30 records of processing activities, author the privacy policies and notices, advise on Data Protection Impact Assessments, and stand up the processes for handling data subject requests and managing a data breach. GDPR requirements around data portability, data minimization, and data collection practices are all addressed as part of the engagement.

Ensuring compliance is an ongoing responsibility, not a one-time project. We build a compliance program that holds up to scrutiny: documented, audit-ready, and designed to maintain GDPR compliance as your processing changes. Meeting GDPR requirements also means confirming that the required technical controls, such as antivirus, encryption, and data-loss prevention, are in place with your teams. We define them, verify them, and advise on remediation. We do not deploy technical tooling inside your environment.

Regulatory compliance with GDPR overlaps with good data security practice. We identify compliance gaps, document the remediation plan, and advise on data protection measures that meet the standard the regulation expects. Your team carries out the technical remediation. Our role is governance, documentation, and advisory.

What’s included

• Data mapping and Article 30 records of data processing activities
• Lawful basis analysis and consent review
• Privacy policies, notices, and internal data protection policies
• Data subject rights processes (access, erasure, data portability)
• DPIA advisory and templates for high-risk data processing activities
• Data Processing Agreement (DPA) review and register
• Breach response readiness aligned to the 72-hour notification obligation
• Data minimization and data collection review
• Gap analysis against GDPR requirements and remediation advice

How we work

1. 01
   Discover and map

   We work through your systems and processes to map the personal data you hold, where it flows, and the lawful basis for each processing activity. The output is an Article 30-compliant record of data processing activities and a clear view of where data is collected, stored, and shared.

2. 02
   Document

   We author the privacy policies, privacy notices, and internal procedures the regulation expects. Every document is written for your business and reflects how you actually process personal data, not adapted from a generic template.

3. 03
   Operationalise

   We stand up the data subject rights process, DPIA advisory framework, and breach response procedure so they function in practice, not just on paper. Data subjects have the right to access, erasure, and portability, and your process needs to handle those requests within the statutory timeframes.

4. 04
   Verify and advise

   We confirm the required technical controls are in place with your teams. Where compliance gaps exist, we advise on how to close them and document the remediation plan. This step ensures you can demonstrate both governance and data security to an auditor or regulator.

What you get

• Data flow map and Article 30 records of processing activities
• Privacy policies, notices, and internal policy set
• DPIA templates and advisory records
• Data subject rights and breach response procedures
• DPA register and gap remediation plan
• Data minimization and data collection review report

Non-technical scope

This is a governance, documentation, and advisory engagement. Technical measures such as antivirus, encryption tooling, and data-loss prevention are implemented by your own teams. We define what is required, verify it is in place, and advise on remediation. We do not deploy, configure, or operate technical controls inside your environment.

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