GDPR Compliance Services for Companies Handling EU Personal Data

GDPR compliance services help an organization bring its handling of EU personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation and prove it with records. Accredify Global's program covers data mapping, lawful basis review, privacy notices, retention, data subject request handling, DPIAs, processor and vendor governance, and a documented compliance status report with prioritized next steps.

There is no mandatory GDPR certificate, and no certificate proves compliance on its own. Article 42 of the GDPR allows voluntary certification schemes approved by regulators or the European Data Protection Board. Europrivacy became the first European Data Protection Seal in October 2022, and only bodies accredited for that scheme can issue it. For a certifiable privacy management standard, organizations usually choose ISO/IEC 27701.

Yes, in many cases. Under Article 3(2), the GDPR applies to organizations outside the EU that offer goods or services to people in the EU, paid or free, or that monitor their behavior in the EU, for example through online tracking. Such companies may also need to appoint an EU representative under Article 27.

A GDPR compliance audit, or gap assessment, checks each obligation against what actually happens: lawful basis and notices, records of processing activities, data subject request handling, retention, DPIAs, processor contracts, international transfers, security measures, and breach response. Accredify Global delivers it as a current-state assessment with a prioritized remediation log.

There is no fixed price for GDPR compliance, because effort depends on scope. The main drivers are the number of processing activities and systems, legal entities and countries, processors and vendors, whether special category data or large-scale monitoring requires DPIAs, and how much documentation already exists. Accredify Global reviews your scope for free and sends a tailored proposal with timeline guidance.

Most of Accredify Global's end-to-end GDPR compliance programs take 6 to 12 weeks, depending on scope, control maturity, and available evidence. A narrow scope with existing records and notices sits toward the shorter end; several entities, many vendors, or high-risk processing sit toward the longer end.

Under Article 83, the most serious infringements can be fined up to €20 million or 4% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. Other infringements can be fined up to €10 million or 2%. Regulators can also order processing to stop, and individuals can claim compensation.

A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a documented assessment of the risks a processing activity poses to people and how those risks are reduced. Article 35 requires one when processing is likely to result in a high risk, including systematic profiling with significant effects, large-scale processing of special category data, and large-scale systematic monitoring of public areas.

A record of processing activities is the Article 30 register of what personal data you process, why, about whom, who receives it, where it is transferred, how long it is kept, and how it is secured. Organizations with fewer than 250 employees are exempt only if their processing is occasional, unlikely to be risky, and does not include special category data.

Under Article 33, a controller must notify the competent supervisory authority without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach, unless the breach is unlikely to result in a risk to people. Where the risk is high, Article 34 also requires telling the affected individuals.

Article 12 requires a response without undue delay and at the latest within one month of receiving the request. That can be extended by two further months where requests are complex or numerous, as long as the person is told about the extension within the first month.

Article 37 requires a DPO if you are a public authority, if your core activities involve regular and systematic monitoring of people on a large scale, or if your core activities involve large-scale processing of special category or criminal offence data. Where a formal DPO is needed, Accredify Global coordinates specialist support within the same delivery path.

Yes. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework adequacy decision of July 2023 covers transfers to US companies self-certified under the framework, and the EU General Court upheld it on 3 September 2025. An appeal is pending before the Court of Justice, so many organizations also keep Standard Contractual Clauses in place as a fallback.

ISO/IEC 27701 is a certifiable standard for a privacy information management system, and its controls map to many GDPR obligations. Certification does not by itself prove GDPR compliance, but it gives customers independent evidence that privacy is managed as a system. Since the 2025 edition, ISO/IEC 27701 can be certified on its own without ISO 27001.

The European Commission proposed targeted GDPR amendments in its Digital Omnibus package in November 2025. As of September 2026 they are still being negotiated in the Council and have not been adopted, so current GDPR obligations continue to apply in full.

No. Accredify Global manages the privacy program, documentation, and evidence. Where legal interpretation, a formal DPO, or jurisdiction-specific counsel is required, we coordinate with your appointed advisers or specialist partners while keeping one managed delivery path.

Look for a provider that can map your data flows, document your role as controller or processor, prepare data processing agreements and sub-processor records, run DPIAs, and hand you evidence for customer reviews. Accredify Global, headquartered in Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, delivers this as a 6–12 week program and can reuse ISO 27001 or SOC 2 controls as security evidence.