Data Protection Audits
GlobalB Law conducts structured legal audits of your data protection posture, identifying compliance gaps, systemic risks and remediation priorities under GDPR, KVKK and other applicable frameworks.
A data protection audit is the diagnostic layer that sits beneath every effective compliance programme. Without it, companies operate on assumptions, that their consent flows work, that their vendor agreements are sufficient, that their breach-detection process would hold up under regulatory scrutiny. Our audits replace assumptions with documented findings that can be acted upon, reported to boards, and used to demonstrate accountability to supervisory authorities.
GlobalB Law's audit methodology is built around the real-world risk profile of technology-driven businesses. We combine legal analysis with operational review: tracing data flows through your product architecture, testing data subject rights procedures against actual workflows, reviewing processor agreements for the specific gaps regulators look for, and benchmarking your documentation against current authority guidance. The output is a gap report with prioritised remediation steps, not a compliance checklist that creates false confidence.
Audits are particularly valuable at inflection points: ahead of a significant product launch, before an M&A data room opens, following a regulatory inquiry, or as part of annual governance obligations. We calibrate the scope to match the moment, from a focused one-week rapid audit to a multi-week enterprise assessment.
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How is a legal data protection audit different from a technical security audit?
A technical security audit assesses your systems for vulnerabilities, network exposure, software weaknesses, access controls. A legal data protection audit assesses whether your organisation's processing activities, governance structures, contracts and documentation meet the requirements of applicable data protection law. Both are important and complementary; neither substitutes for the other.
We are preparing for an M&A transaction. How does a data protection audit fit into due diligence?
Data protection has become a standard due diligence category in tech M&A. Acquirers want to understand the target's regulatory exposure, the state of its vendor agreements, and any unresolved supervisory authority interactions. A pre-transaction audit lets you prepare a clear data protection disclosure schedule, identify and remediate material issues before they become negotiating leverage for the buyer, and demonstrate institutional maturity to sophisticated counterparties.
Does a data protection audit create a document that could be used against us by a regulator?
A well-structured audit is produced under legal professional privilege where applicable, and its primary function is to demonstrate your accountability commitment, which regulators typically view positively. Voluntary audit and remediation programmes are a recognised mitigating factor in many supervisory authority sanction decisions. We structure audit engagements with privilege and disclosure risk in mind from the outset.
How often should a data protection audit be conducted?
For most growing tech businesses, an annual review, or a review triggered by a material change such as a new product line, new market entry, or significant vendor change, is appropriate. High-risk processing environments (health data, children's data, large-scale profiling) warrant more frequent assessment. We also recommend a rapid audit after any actual or suspected data breach, before the dust settles.
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