GDPR Implementation
GDPR implementation that survives customers, contracts, and scrutiny.
Atoro helps software companies build a practical GDPR compliance programme, reduce privacy risk, and respond confidently to customer, investor, and regulator questions.
We handle the structure, documentation, data mapping, processor controls, privacy workflows, and evidence your team needs, so GDPR becomes an operating system, not a recurring internal fire drill.
Built for modern software companies
GDPR implementation
Privacy operations
Engineer-led delivery
Security and compliance expertise
Operational privacy programme
GDPR
Data mappingUnderstand what personal data you collect, where it lives, who accesses it, and why it is processed.
RoPA and DPIA readinessBuild the records, assessments, and decision trails needed to support GDPR accountability.
Processor and supplier controlsOrganise sub-processors, DPAs, international transfers, and supplier privacy evidence.
Privacy workflowsSet up DSAR, deletion, breach, retention, and review processes your team can actually run.
Managed cadenceDedicated project lead, weekly check-ins, action tracking, and Slack support.
What usually triggers the call
- An enterprise customer is asking for detail.
- A contract review has exposed gaps.
- A security questionnaire now includes privacy.
- A new feature changes how personal data is used.
- AI tools, analytics or sub-processors have made the data picture harder to explain.
02 Recognition
You need GDPR under control. You don’t need another internal project.
Most software companies come to us when GDPR has moved from “we have a privacy policy” to “we need to prove how privacy actually works.”
The hard part is turning legal requirements into practical operating habits across product, engineering, sales, HR, support, suppliers, and leadership, while your team already has a product to build, customers to support, and deals to close.
Atoro gives you a structured path through that work, based on more than 200 compliance and security projects delivered for software and digital product companies.
03 Proof
Engineering-led GDPR implementation
Atoro combines privacy consultants, compliance specialists, security engineers, and project leads who understand how software companies actually handle data.
We understand how GDPR works inside modern software environments: cloud infrastructure, APIs and integrations, product analytics, customer support tools, AI systems, access control, data retention, deletion, incident response, and supplier risk.
For software companies, the hard work is connecting GDPR to how the company actually collects, uses, stores, shares, secures, and deletes personal data. That is where Atoro is strongest.
We have delivered more than 200 compliance and security projects across GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 42001, internal audit, data privacy, and technical security testing.
Certified. Technical. Practical.
ISO 27001 certifiedSecurity and governance built into how we work.
ISO 42001 certifiedAI governance experience for companies using AI in products or workflows.
200+ projects deliveredAcross compliance, security, privacy, audit, and testing.
Engineer-led teamPrivacy implementation that understands cloud, product, data flows, access, and evidence.
04 System
Everything GDPR needs, managed in one implementation
GDPR is not one privacy policy, one cookie banner, or one contract clause. It is an operating system for how your company handles personal data.
Atoro manages the full implementation path:
GDPR data mapping
Identify the personal data your company collects, where it lives, why it is processed, who uses it, and who it is shared with.
RoPA and accountability
Build your Record of Processing Activities, lawful basis mapping, processor records, retention structure, and evidence trail.
Privacy documentation
Create or improve privacy notices, internal policies, data protection procedures, DPIA templates, DSAR workflows, breach processes, and supplier privacy controls.
Processor and transfer management
Review sub-processors, DPAs, international transfer positions, supplier privacy evidence, and customer-facing privacy responses.
Product and engineering alignment
Connect GDPR requirements to access control, logging, deletion, retention, the SDLC, integrations, cloud systems, AI tools, and product data flows.
Ongoing operation
Set up the rhythm for reviews, DPIAs, supplier updates, DSAR handling, incident escalation, privacy training, and continual improvement.
You get a working GDPR programme, not a privacy policy that sits in a folder.
05 Plan
A managed path from kickoff to GDPR readiness
We run GDPR implementation as a structured project with clear phases, owners, cadence, and support. You get a dedicated project lead, weekly check-ins, action tracking, and Slack support throughout the implementation, so the work keeps moving without your team having to become privacy project managers.
Dedicated project leadOne person keeping the implementation organised, visible and moving.
Weekly check-insA clear rhythm for decisions, evidence, actions and blockers.
Action trackingOwners, deadlines and open items tracked throughout the project.
Slack supportFast answers and support between formal project meetings.
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Scope and baseline
Confirm what parts of the business process personal data, what already exists, where the gaps are, and what needs to be built.
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Data mapping and RoPA
Map key processing activities, data categories, systems, processors, lawful bases, retention positions, and cross-border transfer points.
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Privacy governance setup
Build the practical GDPR framework: policies, privacy roles, DPIA process, DSAR workflow, breach escalation, retention structure, and review cadence.
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Processor and evidence setup
Organise supplier privacy evidence, DPAs, sub-processor information, transfer records, customer-facing privacy material, and internal ownership.
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Product and security alignment
Work through privacy controls across engineering, cloud systems, access management, logging, deletion, retention, AI tools, analytics, support systems, and integrations.
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Readiness and handover
Review gaps, track open actions, support remediation, and leave your team with a clear operating rhythm for GDPR after the implementation.
What we need from your team
- One accountable internal lead.
- Focused input from product, engineering, HR/Ops, sales/support, and leadership.
- Access to the systems and documents where data, suppliers, and evidence live.
- Timely decisions on ownership, lawful basis, retention, and risk treatment.
Your team stays involved where it matters. Atoro keeps the implementation moving.
06 Price
Clear scope before you commit
GDPR implementation should not become an open-ended legal or consultancy project.
Before we quote, we scope the work properly: company size, data complexity, product model, jurisdictions, customer pressure, existing documentation, supplier landscape, internal capacity, and the level of implementation support required.
Your proposal sets out exactly what is included, who is involved, what your team needs to provide, and how the project will be managed.
Included
Dedicated privacy lead
An experienced GDPR lead to guide the implementation, manage the privacy framework, coordinate decisions, and keep the work moving.
Included
Technical security support
Engineer-led input across cloud infrastructure, product data flows, access control, retention, logging, deletion, integrations, AI tools, suppliers, and incident response.
Included
Project management and cadence
Weekly check-ins, action tracking, clear owners, Slack support, and a structured implementation plan.
Included
GDPR programme build
Data mapping, RoPA, DPIA process, privacy policies, DSAR workflow, breach process, supplier privacy structure, and governance rhythm.
Included
Processor and evidence implementation
Practical support to organise DPAs, sub-processors, transfer records, supplier evidence, customer responses, and accountability documentation.
Included
Readiness and handover support
Gap review, remediation tracking, team guidance, and a practical operating model for GDPR after implementation.
No vague day-rate dependency. No open-ended legal memo. No surprise workload landing on engineering halfway through the project.
07 People
The team that keeps GDPR moving
GDPR implementation needs more than advice. It needs ownership, privacy judgement, technical understanding, and delivery discipline.
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Ayna Boada McNamara
Head of Service Delivery
Ayna ensures the project stays on track, actions are clear, meetings are useful, and your team always knows what is needed next. She manages the delivery rhythm across kickoff, weekly check-ins, action tracking, evidence follow-up, and readiness milestones.
Role in your project: keeping implementation organised, visible, and moving.
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Caroline Goll
Data Privacy Manager
Caroline leads the privacy side of the implementation, connecting GDPR requirements to how your company actually collects, uses, shares, protects, and deletes personal data. She supports data mapping, RoPA, DPIAs, processor controls, privacy documentation, DSAR workflows, and customer-facing privacy readiness.
Role in your project: translating GDPR into practical privacy work your team can operate.
Backed by Atoro’s wider team of compliance consultants, engineers, security specialists, and delivery leads.
08 FAQ
GDPR implementation FAQs
What does GDPR implementation include?
Data mapping, Record of Processing Activities, lawful basis review, privacy notices, DPIA process, DSAR workflow, breach process, supplier and processor review, retention structure, transfer records, internal ownership, and evidence of accountability. Atoro builds these into a practical privacy programme your team can operate.
Do we need an outsourced DPO to be GDPR compliant?
Not every company must appoint a formal Data Protection Officer; it depends on the nature, scale, and sensitivity of your processing. We help you assess whether a DPO is required and, where appropriate, support your privacy operations through outsourced DPO (vDPO) services.
Can Atoro help create our Record of Processing Activities (RoPA)?
Yes. We map your processing activities, systems, data categories, purposes, lawful bases, processors, retention positions, and transfer points so your RoPA reflects how the business actually works.
Can Atoro help with DPIAs (Data Protection Impact Assessments)?
Yes. We set up your DPIA process, identify where DPIAs are needed, create templates, support risk assessment, and guide teams through privacy impact reviews for new products, AI systems, integrations, or higher-risk processing.
Can Atoro help with a GDPR audit or gap assessment?
Yes. We review your current privacy position against GDPR, identify the gaps, and give you a prioritised plan to close them, whether you are starting fresh or fixing a partial implementation.
Can Atoro help with customer privacy questionnaires?
Yes. We organise the privacy evidence customers ask for: RoPA extracts, privacy documentation, sub-processor information, DPAs, transfer positions, security controls, incident process, and governance evidence.
Can Atoro review our processors and sub-processors?
Yes. We review supplier privacy responsibilities, DPAs, sub-processor lists, international transfer positions, and the evidence needed to show processor risk is being managed.
Can GDPR implementation support ISO 27001, SOC 2, or ISO 42001 later?
Yes. A well-built GDPR programme supports wider security, privacy, and AI governance work. We design GDPR implementation so it connects with ISO 27001, SOC 2, ISO 42001, internal audit, TrustOps, vCISO, and vDPO services.
Can Atoro help if we already started GDPR internally?
Yes. Many companies come to us with a privacy policy, partial data map, old RoPA, or scattered supplier records. We review the current state, identify gaps, reset the plan, and move the programme into a usable operating model.
What happens after GDPR implementation?
GDPR keeps operating: RoPA updates, supplier reviews, DPIAs, DSAR handling, privacy training, incident escalation, retention reviews, policy updates, and management oversight. Atoro supports ongoing privacy operations through internal audit, TrustOps, vDPO, vCISO, and managed compliance services.
Case studies
GDPR, in practice
Sugarwork
AI SaaS company taken to full GDPR compliance in twelve weeks.
Tappa
GDPR embedded into a social keyboard SDK operating as a data processor.
Gocertify
An ongoing partnership building continuous GDPR confidence.
All case studies
See how scaling software companies stay compliant with Atoro.
09 Push
Request GDPR implementation pricing
Get a scoped view of what GDPR implementation would look like for your company. Complete a short scope questionnaire, book a call, or both.
Then we’ll give you a practical implementation path and a clear commercial model.
No generic sales deck. No vague “starting from” proposal. No pressure to buy software you may not need.
We’ll review
Your company size and structure
Your product and data model
Your current privacy maturity
Your customer or contract pressure
Your existing documentation
Your processors and sub-processors
Your internal team capacity
The frameworks you may need next