GDPR Compliance
GlobalB Law advises technology companies, fintechs and digital businesses on achieving and maintaining full compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation across their products, processes and vendor relationships.
The GDPR applies to any organisation that processes personal data of EU residents, regardless of where the organisation is established. For a Istanbul-based startup serving European users, a Los Angeles SaaS business with EU customers, or an EU company expanding globally, non-compliance carries fines of up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover and, increasingly, reputational damage that outlasts the fine.
GlobalB Law builds practical GDPR programmes rather than paper ones. We map your data flows end-to-end, identify the lawful bases that actually fit your processing activities, draft the notices and contracts your users and vendors expect, and advise on the design choices, consent architecture, data minimisation, retention rules, that determine your risk profile before a supervisory authority comes knocking.
Who We Work With
- SaaS and platform companies that store or analyse personal data at scale
- Fintechs and payment providers subject to overlapping GDPR and financial-sector obligations
- Marketplaces and e-commerce operators handling consumer data across multiple jurisdictions
- AI and data-driven startups whose core product is built on personal-data training sets or inferences
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常见问题
常见问题解答
Our company is incorporated in Türkiye but serves EU customers. Does GDPR apply to us?
Yes. GDPR's extraterritorial scope (Article 3(2)) means it applies to any organisation that offers goods or services to EU residents or monitors their behaviour, regardless of where the organisation is established. A Turkish company with EU users must comply, or appoint an EU representative and face the same enforcement exposure as an EU-based entity.
What is the difference between a data controller and a data processor under GDPR, and why does it matter?
A controller determines the purposes and means of processing; a processor acts on the controller's instructions. The distinction matters because controllers bear the primary compliance obligations, lawful basis, data subject rights, DPIAs, while processors must have a written DPA in place and can face direct supervisory authority action for certain infringements. Many tech platforms are controllers for some activities and processors for others, so getting this classification right is an early-stage essential.
We already have a privacy policy on our website. Are we compliant?
A privacy policy is necessary but far from sufficient. GDPR compliance is an operational programme: it requires documented processing records, enforceable vendor contracts, a working data subject rights process, breach detection and notification procedures, and, for high-risk activities, impact assessments. We regularly audit companies that have well-drafted policies but significant gaps in their operational posture.
How long does a GDPR compliance project typically take?
For an early-stage SaaS company with a focused product, a foundational compliance programme can be structured in six to eight weeks. For a more complex organisation with multiple product lines, third-party integrations and international data flows, three to six months is more realistic. We scope the engagement after an initial data-flow discovery session.
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