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You are required to appoint a DPO if you undertake certain processing activities. Our eDPO service provides you with scalable external expertise to meet your data protection obligations under data protection legislation

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Our eDPOs will take the worry out of managing your data protection requirements so you can focus on running your business while also providing assurance to stakeholders

GDPR’s external Data Protection Officer (eDPO) service helps you better manage your legal data protection and privacy obligations by providing experienced and highly qualified experts who can take on the role of DPO. Your GDPR DPO will provide an initial GDPR compliance assessment and report that highlights areas for improvement and will work with you to address those areas. Your DPO provides guidance on responding to any incidents impacting personal data, such as responses to data subject access requests and data protection breaches, as well as interaction with the regulator, taking the worry out of managing your data protection obligations.

You are required to appoint a DPO if you undertake large-scale processing of special category data or data relating to criminal convictions and offences, as well as large-scale, regular, and systematic monitoring of individuals. Even if you do not have anyone formally designated as a DPO, you must still be able to demonstrate that you comply with your data protection obligations. Engaging GDPR to provide its expert eDPO service is an excellent method of demonstrating compliance with data protection legislation.

An eDPO provides advice and guidance on specific elements of your organisation’s data protection commitments and acts as primary contact for regulators and individuals (including employees) who may raise concerns or requests for information in relation to your organisation’s data protection obligations.

An eDPO also monitors your organisation’s position in relation to compliance and data protection obligations and reports on the state of ongoing data protection commitments and risks to the organisation.

Our eDPO service provides a comprehensive range of data protection support. GDPR’s eDPO is a very cost-effective and scalable option which begins with an assessment of your current data protection posture and related documentation. This is followed by the delivery of a GDPR Compliance Check report, outlining our findings and observations with a set of recommendations that will strengthen your data protection efforts.

This is followed by assisting your organisation with the daily tasks undertaken by an internal DPO, such as providing you with advice and guidance on responses to data protection events, such as:

➜ Reviewing DPIAs

➜ Supporting Data Subject Access Requests

➜ Handling complaints

➜ Supporting Personal data incidents and breaches notification

➜ Dealing with enquiries from the regulator

Your GDPR DPO will also produce quarterly update reports documenting progress made against the initial GDPR Compliance Check as well as key and notable updates to GDPR compliance requirements and obligations.

➜ Transference of your obligations to provide ongoing training and resources to an internal DPO, such as the requirements for a DPO’s ongoing development and training

➜ Reduces the exposure of expensive employee turnover

➜ Access to scalable data protection expertise backed by additional multi-sector specialists

➜ Independent, trusted and consistent view of your data protection posture, formally communicated via quarterly reporting

➜ Provides a function for data protection issues​