GDPR Compliance

Our GDPR Compliance Service is designed to help SMEs navigate the complexities of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ensure they handle personal data responsibly and legally. As data protection becomes an essential aspect of business operations, our service focuses on aligning your processes with GDPR requirements, protecting your customers’ data and mitigating the risks of non-compliance.

GDPR Readiness Assessment

We start by evaluating your current data handling practices. This includes identifying what personal data you collect, how it is stored, processed, and shared, and assessing the security measures in place. This audit helps identify gaps in your compliance and allows us to create a tailored plan to address potential issues.

Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

Our team conducts DPIAs for projects that involve high-risk processing of personal data. DPIAs help to identify and minimise privacy risks, ensuring that your business processes are transparent and compliant with GDPR’s accountability principle. This includes evaluating the purpose of data collection, the legal basis for processing, and the risk to individuals’ privacy.

Policy Development & Documentation

We assist in creating essential GDPR documentation, including:

  • Data Processing Agreements (DPA) with third-party vendors to ensure they are compliant.
  • Privacy Notices that are clear, transparent, and accessible to your customers, outlining what data is collected, how it will be used, and your customer’s rights.
  • Data Retention Policy to ensure you don’t hold personal data longer than necessary and that it is securely disposed of when no longer needed.

Data Subject Rights Management

We help you establish processes for handling individuals’ rights under the GDPR, including the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, and data portability. Our service ensures you are able to respond to data subject requests in a timely manner within the one-month window specified by GDPR.

Security & Risk Management

We advise on the implementation of robust security measures to protect personal data from breaches, ensuring encryption, access controls, and secure storage practices. We also assist in creating an incident response plan to handle potential data breaches, ensuring that GDPR’s 72-hour breach notification rule is met.

Employee Training

We offer training programs for your staff to ensure they understand GDPR principles, recognise potential risks, and know how to handle personal data appropriately. Regular training helps foster a culture of privacy within your business.

Ongoing Monitoring & Support

GDPR compliance is an ongoing process. We provide ongoing monitoring services to ensure your data protection practices remain up to date with any changes to the regulation. We also offer periodic audits and refreshers to ensure that your compliance framework continues to meet the required standards.

Why GDPR Compliance is Essential for SMEs

Failure to comply with GDPR can lead to severe penalties, including fines up to €20 million or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is higher. Beyond the financial penalties, non-compliance can damage your reputation and erode customer trust. By ensuring your business complies with GDPR, you demonstrate a commitment to data privacy and security, which can enhance customer confidence and loyalty.