Do GDPR properly. Enter the EU with confidence
EU customers ask for a DPA and proof of compliance before they sign. We build the program behind both.
The GDPR asks for a lot of specifics: processing records, transfer paperwork, consent mechanics, rights workflows, and for most non-EU companies an EU representative. Kaamel works through them one by one, and where the law requires a DPO or a representative, we take the role ourselves.
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What is the GDPR?
The GDPR is the EU's data protection law, and it does not care where your company is registered: if you serve people in the EU, it applies to you. There is no certificate to earn. Compliance means running a documented program covering what data you hold, why you are allowed to hold it, where it flows, and how people exercise their rights over it, and being able to show that program to any customer or regulator who asks.
It follows the user, not your HQ
Selling to people in the EU, or even monitoring them, puts you in scope. That is the situation of nearly every company entering the European market.
Every use needs a legal reason
Each processing purpose needs a lawful basis, and consent, cookies and SDKs included, must be freely given, specific, and recorded.
Data leaving the EU needs paperwork
Transfers abroad ride on standard contractual clauses plus a transfer impact assessment, and every processor you use needs a DPA.
Two roles you may have to fill
A data protection officer in some cases (Article 37), and an EU representative for most non-EU companies (Article 27). Kaamel can be both.
The obligations that matter, and how we cover them
| Obligation | Where it bites | What Kaamel delivers |
|---|---|---|
| Records of processing (Art. 30) | The first document a customer's legal review requests | We map your data and keep the record current |
| International transfers (Ch. V) | EU data reaching your servers or vendors abroad | Standard contractual clauses plus transfer assessments, done properly |
| Data subject rights (Ch. III) | Access and deletion requests with legal deadlines | Workflows and playbooks that meet the clock |
| EU representative and DPO (Art. 27/37) | Roles most non-EU companies must fill | Kaamel holds both roles for you |
Why the GDPR matters
The GDPR is both the price of admission to the EU market and a risk you have to manage: fines run up to 4% of global revenue.
EU deals wait on it
European buyers ask for a DPA and compliance evidence before they sign. If the materials aren't ready, the deal sits in procurement.
Complaints are easy to file
Any user can raise a regulator inquiry. Cookie banners, transfers, and unanswered deletion requests are the three most common triggers.
The details surface at the worst time
The EU representative, the transfer paperwork, the consent records. These gaps tend to be found during a customer's legal review, when fixing them is most awkward.
How the engagement runs
There is no certificate. What you need is a program that stands up to inspection, and we build it in four steps.
- 01
Map the data
We chart what personal data you process, why, and where it flows, and turn that into your Article 30 records and lawful bases.
- 02
Paper the flows
Standard contractual clauses and transfer assessments for data leaving the EU, DPAs for your processors, and consent done right for cookies and SDKs.
- 03
Make rights real
Access, deletion, and objection requests carry legal deadlines. We build the workflows that meet them.
- 04
Fill the mandatory roles
Where the law requires a DPO or an EU representative, Kaamel steps into the role. No hiring needed.
Why Kaamel
GDPR is easy to do cosmetically and hard to do defensibly. We build for the moment someone actually checks.
A program, not a policy PDF
Data maps, DPAs, transfer files, rights workflows. These are the assets that hold up in a customer's legal review.
The mandatory roles, covered
An outsourced DPO and an EU representative under one roof. Two legal requirements solved without headcount.
Two teams, no time-zone gap
Delivery teams in Silicon Valley and Asia hand off around the clock, so customer legal reviews and regulator correspondence never wait on office hours.
Privacy work that counts twice
The same program feeds ISO 27701. If you want certified privacy evidence later, most of the work is already done.
Customer stories
We coordinated security, legal, and engineering to qualify the company for a European GDPR sandbox program in four months.
A leading autonomous driving company
We delivered full GDPR compliance and hardened the company's security posture, which helped win three major new contracts.
A leading global payment company
One managed program delivered GDPR, SOC 2, and HIPAA together, 25% cheaper than running them separately.
A fast-growing AI model startup
What's included
- Data mapping and Article 30 records of processing
- Lawful bases and consent, designed properly
- Data processing agreements for your vendors
- Standard contractual clauses and transfer assessments
- DPIAs where processing is high-risk
- Rights-request workflows that meet the deadlines
- An outsourced DPO, if the law requires one
- An EU representative under Article 27
GDPR FAQ
Is there a GDPR certificate?
No, no official certificate exists. What customers and regulators look for is a documented, working program: records, lawful bases, transfer files, rights workflows. If you want certified evidence on top, ISO 27701 covers the same ground and we can pursue it alongside.
Does the GDPR apply to a company based outside the EU?
Yes. Serving or monitoring people in the EU puts you in scope wherever you are registered. Most non-EU companies also need an EU representative under Article 27, a role Kaamel fills.
How do we handle data transfers out of the EU?
With standard contractual clauses plus a transfer impact assessment; that is the standard mechanism. We set it up for your actual data flows and document it so it survives scrutiny.
Do we need a data protection officer?
Only in certain cases, such as large-scale monitoring or sensitive data processing. When you do, Kaamel serves as your outsourced DPO and satisfies Article 37 without a hire.
We're going global. Can you handle the EU-specific parts?
Yes, this is what we do every day. Transfers, the EU representative, cookie and SDK consent: the requirements that surprise companies entering the market are exactly our routine work.
