Privacy Platform for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
GDPR compliance lives in your systems and workflows. Run it end to end with a privacy platform built for operational scale.
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the European Union’s primary data protection law, enforceable since May 25, 2018, and it remains the global benchmark for privacy regulation. GDPR governs how organizations collect, use, share, and protect personal data relating to people in the EU, and grants individuals enforceable rights over information that can identify them directly or indirectly, including certain sensitive categories of data subject to heightened protections.
Since taking effect, the GDPR has shaped privacy laws around the world. Many modern regulations, including California’s CCPA, Brazil’s LGPD, and Japan’s APPI, reflect its core principles of transparency, accountability, and individual rights.
Learn moreWho Does It Apply To?
The GDPR applies to organizations that process personal data relating to individuals in the European Union, including:
- Organizations established in the EU, regardless of where the data processing takes place
- Organizations outside the EU that offer goods or services to individuals in the EU
- Organizations that monitor the behavior of individuals located in the EU, including online tracking and profiling
- Both data controllers and data processors involved in handling EU personal data
- Organizations of any size or industry, with limited and specific exemptions
Citation: Articles 3, 4, and 24–28, GDPR
How DataGrail can helpOperate GDPR With Confidence at Scale
GDPR compliance requires visibility, accountability, and documented risk decisions across your data ecosystem. DataGrail helps you operationalize GDPR requirements in a way that stands up to real regulatory scrutiny.
Meet GDPR deadlines and scrutiny, every time
Data Subject Requests (DSRs)
GDPR gives individuals powerful rights, and when requests come in, you are responsible for responding completely, accurately, and on time. Missed deadlines or inconsistent responses can trigger complaints or investigations. DataGrail automates request intake, identity verification, fulfillment, and response tracking across your systems so your team can manage GDPR requests confidently, even at high volume.
Automate GDPR Requests
Know Exactly Where Your Personal Data Lives
Data Mapping & Records of Processing
Under GDPR, you’re required to know and to prove where personal data is stored, how it moves between systems, why it’s processed, and who has access to it. As your organization grows, this quickly becomes difficult to maintain. Data spreads across teams, tools, vendors, and regions, and documentation falls out of date almost as soon as it’s created.
DataGrail gives you continuous visibility into your systems and vendors, keeping your records of processing accurate and defensible without repeated manual discovery efforts.
Map GDPR Data
Defend High-Risk Processing Decisions
Document DPIAs before regulators question them
If your processing creates risk to individuals, GDPR expects you to assess it, mitigate it, and document your decisions. DPIAs are often the first thing regulators ask for. DataGrail automates DPIAs and PIAs by pre-populating assessments with real system, vendor, and processing data, reducing manual effort while improving consistency and audit readiness.
Automate DPIAs
Prove Accountability When It Matters Most
Risk Management & Enforcement Readiness
GDPR enforcement focuses on accountability and proof, not intent. When regulators ask how you identified risks and what you did about them, you need clear answers. DataGrail automates the collection and organization of risk information in a centralized register, so your compliance posture stays current and ready whenever questions arise. No more panic. No more constant manual coordination.
Prepare for GDPR Enforcement
Here’s how DataGrail helps you meet all GDPR requirements
| GDPR Requirement | Cited GDPR Articles | DataGrail Tool | How DataGrail Helps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receive and manage data subject rights requests (access, deletion, correction, restriction, portability, objection) | Arts. 12–23 | Request Manager | Centralizes GDPR request intake and management with branded forms, workflows, and real-time tracking. |
| Verify the identity of requestors proportionally | Art. 12(6) | Request Manager | Uses proportionate identity verification based on existing data while supporting authorized agents. |
| Respond to data subject requests accurately and on time | Arts. 12(3), 15–20 | Request Manager | Automates deadlines, workflows, and collaboration to ensure timely, complete, and defensible responses. |
| Maintain records of processing activities (Article 30 RoPA) | Art. 30 | Live Data Map | Automatically maps systems, data categories, purposes, and vendors to generate and maintain dynamic RoPAs. |
| Understand where personal data lives and how it flows | Arts. 5(2), 24, 30 | Live Data Map | Provides continuous visibility into personal data across systems and vendors as environments change. |
| Publish clear, consistent privacy disclosures | Arts. 12–14 | Live Data Map | Powers accurate privacy notices using standardized data categories tied to real processing activities. |
| Assess high-risk processing through DPIAs | Art. 35 | Risk Assessments | Automates DPIAs and PIAs by pre-populating assessments with real system, vendor, and processing data. |
| Evaluate vendor and subprocessor privacy risks | Arts. 28, 32 | Risk Assessments | Supports scalable assessments of vendors and processing risks tied to GDPR requirements. |
| Implement and document risk-based accountability | Arts. 5(2), 24 | Risk Register | Centralizes privacy risks, mitigations, and decisions to demonstrate ongoing accountability. |
| Maintain evidence for audits and regulatory inquiries | Arts. 24, 31, 58 | Risk Register | Keeps compliance documentation organized and ready to share during investigations or audits. |
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