GDPR compliance. Privacy by design, not by accident.
Europe's data protection regulation with global reach. Archaeon maps GDPR articles to technical and organizational controls, tracks data processing activities, and maintains the documentation supervisory authorities expect.
4%
Max fine (global turnover)
72h
Breach notification deadline
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Articles mapped
GDPR
The regulation that redefined data privacy
The GDPR applies to any organization processing personal data of EU residents — regardless of where the organization is based. It mandates specific rights for data subjects, strict breach notification timelines, and documented accountability for data processing. Non-compliance carries fines of up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20M, whichever is higher.
What it covers
Eight data subject rights and beyond
GDPR establishes comprehensive obligations around data processing, individual rights, organizational accountability, and cross-border transfers.
Lawful Basis & Consent
Document your lawful basis for each processing activity — consent, contract, legal obligation, vital interests, public task, or legitimate interests. Manage consent records with withdrawal tracking.
Data Subject Rights
Right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and automated decision-making. Each right requires documented processes and response timelines.
Data Protection by Design
Integrate data protection into processing activities from the design stage. Implement technical and organizational measures that enforce data minimization and purpose limitation.
Records of Processing
Maintain Article 30 records of processing activities — purposes, categories, recipients, transfers, retention periods, and security measures for every processing operation.
Data Protection Impact Assessments
Conduct DPIAs for processing likely to result in high risk. Document the assessment, necessity evaluation, risk mitigation measures, and supervisory authority consultation where required.
International Transfers
Document transfer mechanisms for personal data leaving the EEA — adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, binding corporate rules, or derogations under Article 49.
Without automation
GDPR accountability requires documented evidence, not good intentions
Article 30 records of processing scattered across Word documents, spreadsheets, and tribal knowledge
Structured records of processing with automated field mapping — purposes, categories, recipients, retention periods, and security measures in one place
Data subject access requests arrive by email and you have no systematic process to fulfill them within 30 days
DSAR workflow tracks requests from receipt through fulfillment with deadline alerts, response templates, and audit trails
A breach occurs and you're not sure if you can meet the 72-hour notification requirement to your supervisory authority
Pre-built breach assessment workflow determines notification requirements, generates authority notification documents, and tracks response timelines
No documented DPIAs for high-risk processing activities that launched months ago
DPIA templates with risk scoring, necessity evaluation, and mitigation tracking. Flag processing activities that require assessments before they go live
How Archaeon helps
GDPR accountability, documented
Article 30 records management
Maintain structured records of processing activities with all required fields. Link processing activities to lawful bases, data categories, retention periods, and technical security measures.
Data subject request workflow
Track DSARs from submission through fulfillment — identity verification, data collection, review, and response. Deadline tracking with escalation alerts at 21 and 28 days.
Consent management tracking
Document consent collection, storage, and withdrawal for each processing purpose. Maintain audit trails proving consent was freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous.
DPIA workflow
Structured data protection impact assessments with risk scoring, necessity evaluation, and mitigation planning. Automatically flag processing activities that meet DPIA thresholds.
Breach assessment & notification
When incidents occur, the breach assessment workflow determines severity, identifies affected data subjects, generates supervisory authority notifications, and tracks the 72-hour deadline.
Transfer impact assessments
Document international data transfer mechanisms and assess the legal framework of destination countries. Generate transfer impact assessments for supervisory authority review.
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