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India's Trusted GDPR Compliance Consultant

Codesecure Solutions is a leading GDPR compliance consultant in India, helping controllers and processors operationalize the EU General Data Protection Regulation across people, processes, and technology. With over 5 years of privacy and security consulting experience and a team of 20+ professionals, we guide Indian companies through every stage of GDPR readiness, from Article 3 scoping to a clean supervisory authority response.

Our GDPR compliance services in India are designed for organizations of all sizes, from SaaS startups serving EU customers to IT service firms processing EU employee and client data. We combine legal interpretation, engineering know-how, and hands-on cybersecurity services including vulnerability assessments and penetration testing so your Article 32 security measures are verifiable and your GDPR audit in India is defensible.

4500+ security projects completed globally

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150+ organizations helped with GDPR compliance

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100% audit pass rate for GDPR readiness clients

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20+ experienced GDPR and privacy consultants on team

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The GDPR Compliance Roadmap for Indian Companies

GDPR compliance in India needs a structured approach that covers Article 3 scoping, lawful basis selection, records of processing, and technical safeguards. Our consultants guide Indian controllers and processors through each phase to reach audit ready status without slowing delivery.

  • GDPR Gap Assessment: We benchmark your current practices against every GDPR article and recital relevant to your processing, then hand over a prioritized remediation plan tied to business risk.
  • Article 3 Scoping and ROPA: We confirm exactly where GDPR applies to your operations and build Records of Processing Activities for controller and processor roles.
  • Lawful Basis and DPIA: We select an appropriate Article 6 lawful basis for each activity and run Data Protection Impact Assessments on high risk processing such as profiling, large scale monitoring, or sensitive data.
  • DSAR and Rights Workflows: We design operational workflows to handle Data Subject access, erasure, restriction, and portability requests within the one month statutory window.
  • International Transfers and SCCs: We review vendor flows, adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses, and Transfer Impact Assessments so non EU processing stays defensible.
  • Breach Readiness and 72 Hour Notification: We build detection, triage, and notification procedures to meet the Article 33 72 hour breach reporting requirement to supervisory authorities.
GDPR compliance roadmap flowchart showing gap assessment to supervisory authority readiness

GDPR Data Protection Controls We Implement

Strong GDPR compliance needs both documentation and working controls. Our consultants help Indian controllers and processors implement the technical and organizational measures required by Article 32 and related articles, tailored to the data you process.

Privacy Governance and DPO

We help define privacy policies aligned with GDPR, assign Data Protection Officer responsibilities where required under Article 37, and set up a governance forum that owns records of processing, DPIAs, and vendor decisions across legal, engineering, and business teams.

GDPR Awareness Training

Our team delivers GDPR aware training for developers, marketing, and customer support staff so teams know how to capture lawful consent, handle Data Subject rights, avoid dark patterns, and escalate incidents that may be reportable personal data breaches.

Consent and Notice Design

We design GDPR compliant consent notices and privacy notices, integrate Consent Management Platforms, and make consent logs tamper evident and easily exportable. Withdrawal is as simple as opt in, and child consent is handled where relevant under Article 8.

Article 32 Security Measures

GDPR Article 32 demands appropriate technical and organizational measures. Our consultants implement encryption at rest and in transit, access management, secure development, logging, and vulnerability management, drawing on our broader cybersecurity services so claims are backed by testable evidence.

Data Retention and Minimization

We set retention schedules tied to each processing purpose and build automated deletion or pseudonymization jobs so personal data is not kept longer than needed. This addresses Article 5 purpose limitation, storage limitation, and data minimization in a provable way.

GDPR Audit Readiness

We run periodic internal GDPR audits, track evidence behind each article, and rehearse responses to supervisory authority queries. Findings feed a closure tracker so your compliance posture keeps improving, not backsliding.

Why Indian Companies Choose Codesecure for GDPR

Indian businesses serving EU users pick Codesecure because our GDPR delivery combines legal clarity with engineering execution. Here is what makes our approach different.

  • End to End GDPR Support: From Article 3 scoping through DPIA, DSAR build, and supervisory authority readiness, our consultants stay with you at every step so your team can sustain the program independently.
  • Engineering Led Delivery: We do not stop at legal templates. Our team builds the actual consent, DSAR, and retention automation that make GDPR compliance hold up under scrutiny.
  • Privacy and Security Under One Roof: Unlike pure legal firms, we combine GDPR consulting with hands on penetration testing and security audits so your Article 32 measures are proven, not just documented.
  • EU and India Cross Framework Fluency: We map GDPR requirements against the India DPDP Act and sector rules, which matters when a single platform serves users in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Ongoing Retainer Support: We provide retainer cover for DSAR spikes, breach drills, and GDPR audit India readiness activities so you stay ready year round.
  • Transparent GDPR Pricing: Scope is based on your processing footprint, headcount, and number of systems. You get predictable GDPR pricing without hidden add ons.

Indian Businesses We Help With GDPR

Our GDPR compliance services in India cater to businesses that process personal data of EU residents. We have helped organizations in the following sectors reach GDPR readiness and pass EU customer due diligence.

  • SaaS and Consumer Internet: Platforms with EU end users, trial sign ups, or mobile audiences covered by Article 3
  • IT Services and BPO: Outsourcing firms acting as processors for EU controllers, needing Article 28 ready DPAs and SCCs
  • Fintech and Payments: Firms handling EU customer KYC, transaction data, or cross border payouts
  • HealthTech and Pharma: Digital health providers and clinical research firms processing EU health data
  • E-commerce and D2C: Online retailers shipping to the EU and running EU targeted marketing
  • HR Tech and Staffing: Platforms processing EU candidate or employee profiles at scale
  • AI and Analytics: Companies performing profiling and automated decision making that triggers Article 22

Ongoing GDPR Monitoring and DSAR Support

GDPR compliance is not a one time project. Rules, guidance, and court decisions keep evolving. Codesecure provides ongoing monitoring, DSAR support, and audit readiness so your GDPR program stays aligned with current EDPB and supervisory authority expectations.

Periodic GDPR Audits

Customer due diligence and EU partners routinely ask for evidence of GDPR compliance. Our consultants run internal audits, test your DSAR flows and Article 32 controls, and prepare pre audit remediation plans before a customer or supervisory authority request arrives.

Privacy KPIs and Metrics

We help you establish privacy KPIs such as DSAR turnaround time, consent refusal rates, breach MTTR, DPIA closure, and vendor risk status. Regular reporting keeps leadership aware of GDPR posture and provides evidence for regulators and customers.

DPIA and Reassessment

New products, new data flows, and new vendors all change your privacy risk. We run Data Protection Impact Assessments on material changes so controls are re-tuned before a feature ships and before new processing actually begins.

Internal GDPR Audit Program

We design and execute an internal GDPR audit program covering records of processing, lawful basis, consent, DSAR handling, retention, and Article 32 safeguards. Findings come with owners and severity, so non conformities are tracked to closure.

Breach Response and 72 Hour Reporting

When an incident touches EU personal data, timing matters. We help you triage, quantify impact, and draft breach notifications to supervisory authorities and affected Data Subjects in line with Articles 33 and 34 of GDPR.

Integration with Other Privacy Laws

Many Indian companies also process India or US data. We map GDPR controls against the DPDP Act, HIPAA, and SOC 2 so one unified program satisfies multiple regulators with less duplication.

Frequently Asked Questions About GDPR Compliance in India

Common questions about GDPR compliance, audits, and our services for Indian controllers and processors.

Yes. Under Article 3, GDPR has extraterritorial reach and applies to any Indian company that offers goods or services to individuals in the EU or monitors their behavior. SaaS platforms, e-commerce firms, and outsourcing providers are commonly caught by this. Codesecure helps Indian controllers and processors understand where their processing falls inside GDPR scope and how to document it.

If you are outside the EU and Article 3 brings your processing under GDPR, Article 27 requires you to appoint an EU representative unless you qualify for a narrow exemption. The representative acts as a point of contact for Data Subjects and supervisory authorities. We help clients evaluate their obligation and coordinate with partner EU representatives where needed.

GDPR is broader. It covers personal data in any format, introduces categories of special category data, mandates DPIAs, and requires named lawful bases for processing. India's DPDP Act covers only digital personal data and uses a consent led model with Significant Data Fiduciary obligations layered on top. Companies serving both EU and India users usually run one unified privacy program with local annexes for each law.

GDPR fines can reach up to 20 million EUR or 4 percent of global annual turnover, whichever is higher, for the most serious violations such as breaches of core data protection principles or Data Subject rights. A lower tier of up to 10 million EUR or 2 percent of turnover applies to issues like missing records of processing and weak security controls.

A focused GDPR readiness engagement for a mid-sized Indian company usually runs 10 to 14 weeks. This covers gap assessment, records of processing, DPIA for high risk processing, DSAR workflow design, SCC review for international transfers, and a control build sprint. Very large or multi-entity groups may need 4 to 6 months. Pricing depends on data volume, headcount, and the number of systems in scope.

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