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Prepareyour

start-upfor
theGDPR
Step-by-step with
WeControl
Step1:Whatisyourdataprotection
objective?
Data protection is risk management for personal data.

What will you do if


What will you do if
What will you do if What will you do you lose a device
someone asks for containing access to
your data is when you hire a
copies of their personal data?
hacked? new employee?
personal data?
Step2:Appointa
dataprotection
owner
You may be start-ups, but people
still need to own tasks.
Step3:Create:

PrivacyPolicy CookieNotice
Step4:Maintain
recordsof
processing
activities(ROPA)
Maintaining ROPA is mandatory and
it is the key to unlock the GDPR in
your start-up.

NOTE :anyinteractionbetweenyour
start-upand3rdpartymusthavea
GDPRcompliantcontract!
Step5:Checkyour
third-partyvendors
arecompliant
Make sure that all your Processors and
are GDPR compliant.
Step6:Dealingwithpersonaldata
incidents
A data incident is any event that compromises personal data: loss,
sent to the wrong person, denial of service, accidental deletion, etc.

Ifyoudon'tdealwiththis,theconsequencescanbevery
serious!
Step7:Respect
individuals’GDPRrights
You must have a mechanism to
capture and process individuals`
rights requests

You have 30 days to respond to a


SAR

The individual has the right to


access, get copies of, delete and
modify his / her personal data and
to object to certain types of
processing
Step8:Trainingand
physicalsecurity
You must train your employees
about data protection.
Step9:Salesand
Marketing
You must ask for and record
consent before you send
marketing material

Always have an opt-out button

You must be very transparent


about your marketing
Step10:Human
Resources(HR)
Add a data protection
section to your
employment rules
Give access only to those
who need it
Thankyou!
Wecontrol.io
hello@wecontrol.io
Tallinn,Estonia

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