DPO AS A SERVICE
The GDPR requires Data Protection Officer designation for many organizations. Full-time DPOs cost €80,000-€120,000+ annually.
Most organizations don’t need full-time dedicated privacy resources. The alternative shouldn’t be nominal designation, someone listed as DPO who provides no actual guidance. That satisfies the letter of the requirement while creating regulatory exposure.
Our DPO service provides senior privacy expertise fractionally.
Monthly retainer (typically 8 -12 hours) covers strategic consultation, operational responsiveness, and regulatory representation.
You’re evaluating a cloud provider. Their DPA has non-standard language about data retention. You send us the contract. We identify problematic clauses, explain the regulatory risk, and suggest specific amendments.
A supervisory authority sends inquiry. We draft the response, explain what documentation they’re likely requesting next, and represent you in correspondence.
We don’t do operational work. If you receive 50 data subject requests monthly, we design the procedure and provide judgment on edge cases. We don’t maintain your Records of Processing Activities, we guide structure and assist you in maintaining content.
This suits:
- Organizations meeting Article 37 mandatory DPO criteria without scale for full-time hire.
- Companies between 50-500 employees where this model works.
- Organizations needing ongoing senior counsel as European operations scale.
- Organizations looking for a minimum six-month commitment.