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Skip to Main Content Essential Guide to the GDPR Practical Steps to Manage the EU General Data Protection Regulation Years after its implementation, enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is in full swing and fines are commonly reaching into the millions and billions. To avoid suffering significant losses, small, medium, and large businesses need a plan for GDPR compliance, fast! Using the Essential Guide to the GDPR, you can decipher over 200 pages of GDPR legal text into practical implementation steps that minimize risk, ensure compliance, build trust, and protect your brand. Key takeaways include: A five phase GDPR compliance roadmap for implementation Comprehensible steps for ongoing GDPR Compliance Messaging to get the compliance program investment your team

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needs The GDPR Has Worldwide Application If your business offers goods or services, has employees, physical buildings, or a website accessible by data subjects in the 27 EU Member States, it’s most likely subject to GDPR. Because the GDPR protects the personal data of individuals, which includes anyone physically residing in the EU, even if they are not EU citizens, its applicability is extremely broad. Don’t get caught off guard, get GDPR compliant. “As of October 2022, Data Protection Authorities have issued over 1,300 fines totaling over $2 billion dollars for GDPR non-compliance.” – CMS Enforcement Tracker