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GDPR Compliance

EU General Data Protection Regulation

TRIAS enables organizations to achieve and maintain GDPR compliance with comprehensive data protection controls. Protect personal data, ensure lawful processing, demonstrate accountability, and avoid penalties up to €20M or 4% of global revenue.

€20M
Maximum Fine Avoided

Or 4% global revenue

100%
Article Coverage

All technical requirements

72hr
Breach Notification

Automated compliance

30-Day
DSR Response

Automated workflows

GDPR Requirements

Key obligations under EU regulation

Article 5 - Data Protection Principles

Lawfulness, fairness, transparency. Purpose limitation. Data minimization. Accuracy. Storage limitation. Integrity and confidentiality.

Article 25 - Data Protection by Design

Implement appropriate technical and organizational measures. Privacy by design and by default. Pseudonymization, encryption.

Article 30 - Records of Processing

Maintain records of all processing activities. Document purposes, categories of data, recipients, transfers, retention periods.

Article 32 - Security of Processing

Implement appropriate security measures. Encryption, pseudonymization, resilience, regular testing. Risk-based approach.

Article 33-34 - Breach Notification

Notify supervisory authority within 72 hours. Inform data subjects if high risk. Document all breaches.

Chapter V - International Transfers

Restrict transfers outside EU/EEA. Require adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses, or binding corporate rules.

TRIAS for GDPR Compliance

Complete technical controls for EU regulation

01

Personal Data Discovery

Automatically discover and classify personal data across all systems. Identify PII, special categories data, create data inventory.

02

Data Protection Controls

Implement encryption, pseudonymization, access controls. Prevent unauthorized processing, transfers outside EU.

03

Processing Records (Art. 30)

Automated records of processing activities. Track purpose, legal basis, recipients, retention, transfers—audit-ready documentation.

04

Data Subject Rights

Support right to access, rectification, erasure, portability. Automated workflows for data subject requests.

GDPR Articles & Controls

How TRIAS addresses each requirement

Art. 5

Data Protection Principles

Purpose limitation via DLP policies. Data minimization through classification. Integrity via encryption, access controls.

Art. 6

Lawful Processing

Track legal basis for processing. Enforce consent-based policies. Document legitimate interests.

Art. 9

Special Categories Data

Identify racial, health, biometric data. Apply enhanced protection. Restrict processing to authorized purposes.

Art. 17

Right to Erasure

Automated discovery of subject data. Secure deletion workflows. Verification of complete removal.

Art. 25

Privacy by Design

Default encryption, pseudonymization. Minimal data collection. Privacy-preserving architectures.

Art. 30

Records of Processing

Automated ROPA generation. Continuous tracking of processing activities. Export-ready for regulators.

Art. 32

Security Measures

AES-256 encryption, access controls, monitoring. Regular security testing. Incident detection and response.

Art. 33

Breach Notification

Automated breach detection. 72-hour notification workflows. Incident documentation and reporting.

Personal Data Protection

Comprehensive coverage of GDPR data categories

Identification Data

Names, addresses, email, phone, ID numbers, passport, driving license, social security numbers.

Financial Data

Bank accounts, credit cards, payment information, salary, tax records, financial transactions.

Online Identifiers

IP addresses, cookies, device IDs, location data, browsing history, social media profiles.

Special Categories (Art. 9)

Health data, racial/ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, biometric data, genetic data.

Employment Data

HR records, performance reviews, disciplinary records, employment contracts, timesheets.

Communication Data

Emails, instant messages, recorded calls, video conferences, correspondence, metadata.

Cross-Border Data Transfers

Chapter V compliance for international data flows

Transfer Detection

Monitor all data transfers outside EU/EEA. Detect unauthorized transfers to non-adequate countries.

Geographic Restrictions

Block transfers to specific countries. Whitelist only adequate jurisdictions or approved transfer mechanisms.

Standard Contractual Clauses

Enforce SCC requirements. Verify transfer conditions. Maintain documentation for each international transfer.

Transfer Audit Trail

Complete logs of cross-border transfers. Who, what, when, where, legal basis. Demonstrable compliance.

Data Subject Rights Support

Chapter III compliance automation

Right to Access (Art. 15)

Automated discovery of all data related to subject. Generate comprehensive reports within 30 days.

Right to Rectification (Art. 16)

Identify inaccurate data. Workflow for corrections. Notify recipients of rectifications.

Right to Erasure (Art. 17)

Locate all copies of subject data. Secure deletion. Verification reports. Exception handling.

Right to Data Portability (Art. 20)

Export personal data in structured, machine-readable format. Transfer to another controller.

GDPR Penalties & Fines

Consequences of non-compliance

Tier 1 Violations

Up to €10M or 2% of global revenue

Processor obligations, certification, monitoring, DPIAs, data protection by design.

Tier 2 Violations

Up to €20M or 4% of global revenue

Data protection principles, legal basis, data subject rights, international transfers.

Enforcement Actions

Beyond financial penalties

Processing bans, corrective actions, warnings, reprimands, certification withdrawal, reputational damage.

Notable Fines

Real-world examples

Amazon €746M, WhatsApp €225M, Google €90M, H&M €35M, British Airways €22M.

GDPR Compliance Use Cases

EU-Based Organization

Full GDPR compliance for companies operating in EU. Protect customer, employee, partner data per regulation.

US Company with EU Customers

Apply GDPR to EU residents' data. Restrict international transfers. Maintain compliance despite US operations.

Post-Brexit UK Compliance

Meet both GDPR and UK GDPR. Navigate adequacy decisions. Ensure continued EU market access.

Global Enterprise

Apply GDPR globally as baseline. Harmonize with CCPA, LGPD. Simplify multi-jurisdiction compliance.

Achieve GDPR Compliance

Protect personal data and avoid penalties with comprehensive EU regulation compliance