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GDPR Compliance

Protect personal data across the EU, UK and Switzerland

GDPR is the EU law governing how organisations collect, use, and protect the personal data of people in the EU and UK. Non-compliance can bring fines of up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher.

Global
Jurisdiction
€20M
Max fine
4%
Global turnover cap
72h
Breach reporting
27+
National DPAs

What is GDPR?

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is the EU law governing how organisations collect, use, and protect the personal data of people in the EU and UK. It applies worldwide to any business processing EU/UK personal data, and non-compliance can bring fines of up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher.

Who needs to comply with GDPR?

GDPR applies to any organisation - regardless of where it is based -
that processes the personal data of individuals located in the EU
or UK, whether it's offering goods or services to them or monitoring
their behaviour.

Non-EU/UK companies without an establishment in the territory
typically need to appoint an Article 27 representative.

What are the key requirements
of GDPR?

01

A documented lawful basis for every processing activity, with valid consent where required

02

Honouring data subject rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, and objection

03

Appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO) where mandated

04

Appointing an EU/UK Article 27 representative if you have no local establishment

05

Reporting personal data breaches to the relevant authority within 72 hours

06

Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing

07

Maintaining Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) and valid data transfer mechanisms

08

UK companies must appoint an EU rep.
EU companies must appoint a UK rep.
Non EU/UK companies must appoint both a UK and an EU rep.

What are the penalties for GDPR non-compliance?

Non-compliance can result in fines of up to €20 million or 4% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher - plus reputational damage and loss of customer trust.

Contáctanos

€20M

Maximum fixed fine

4%

Global annual turnover

72h

Breach reporting

How does GDPRLocal help with GDPR?

GDPRLocal supports you with everything GDPR requires, end to end: Article 27 EU/UK Representative services, outsourced DPO support, Subject Access Request handling, breach management, DPIAs, RoPA documentation, and ongoing advisory - so you can meet every GDPR obligation without building an in-house privacy team.

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