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Data protection
As the number of data privacy laws grows around the world, keeping businesses compliant becomes increasingly complicated. Your organisation may be obligated to appoint a DPO.
Our pool of data protection specialists can help you navigate and fulfil your privacy-related obligations.
First, we will understand where you are today, assess your specific needs, and recommend the right setup. We can also advise whether you need, or if it is convenient for you, to appoint a DPO.
The DPO team will be composed of our pool of specialists, each with different areas of expertise. We will ensure that the setup fits your company’s business model, size, and types of data to ensure we can best support you.
We will prepare the official appointment of WLC and ensure that we are registered with the appropriate authorities.
As your DPO, WLC will immediately start a programme to implement the necessary changes for your business to improve its compliance and enhance your privacy posture.
We assist you in achieving your target data protection ambition level. We inform and advise on your data protection duties, conduct training, draft policies, develop privacy programmes, and identify privacy gaps within your organisation. We also monitor compliance with data protection obligations and internal processes.
Our data protection experts work with data scientists, engineers, system architects, and security professionals. You can trust our knowledgeable team with extensive experience supporting our clients in performing data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for advanced and high-risk data processing activities.
You will get immediate access to internationally qualified experts (PhD, CIPP/E, CIPM), which means you will comply with all the requirements for professional qualifications specified in data protection legislation. Our resources have supported multi-national companies in the implementation of their global privacy programmes providing them with the experience needed to support any challenges or concerns the organisation may have.
Our data protection experts have experience in different sectors, including telco, pharma, banking, ad tech, IT services, and more. With a team of consultants who are experts in data processing with cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence. Our data protection experts know how to balance global and local approaches, including issues such as intragroup data sharing or global data breach response processes.
Before joining WLC, Magdalena served as the Global Lead Privacy Counsel for Nokia. Prior to that she was Vice President for Privacy in a global telecom. She has advised international organisations on legal developments globally, among others, on the implementation of privacy controls for ad tech, vendor management efforts, and free data flow regulations. In addition, she has led several BCR projects. Her work in EU-funded research includes consulting on consent provisions in the drafting phase of GDPR. Her data protection experience is rooted in her PhD on the concept of anonymity and identity and previous experience in academia.
Norman previously worked in an Estonian law firm specialising in privacy and data protection, and he volunteers at an international NGO that advocates for data privacy. Norman holds a Bachelor’s degree in law (Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (law), officially equivalent to LL.B) (cum laude) from Tallinn University of Technology and a Master’s degree in law (LL.M.) from the University of Oslo.
Arina is a legal consultant with an academic background, holding a PhD focused on data protection. She has several years of practice specialising in managing EU data protection compliance projects both for start-ups and established group companies. She also completed a traineeship in the Secretariat of the European Data Protection Board.
The Data Protection Officer (DPO) role is at the heart of a range of data protection regulations globally, such as the GDPR and data protection laws from DIFC and the ADGM in the UAE. The laws focus on holding organisations accountable for their personal data handling. The DPO is officially appointed and (often) registered with authorities. The role is critical to demonstrate and facilitate compliance. The DPO must have good knowledge of data protection law and an understanding of how organisations process personal data. In addition, the DPO is responsible for training staff, providing advice on policies and procedures, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with all the requirements of the applicable law.
Data Protection Officers are responsible for overseeing the organisation’s compliance with data protection regulations. They play an important role in developing and monitoring internal policies, educating employees about best practices, and responding to customer inquiries related to data protection. DPOs also provide guidance on complying with relevant laws and regulations that govern the handling of personal information within an organisation.
The requirements for appointing a DPO vary depending on the data protection laws and regulations in different countries and regions. Organisations processing vast quantities of data, using cutting-edge technologies or having access to sensitive data, are strongly advised to appoint a DPO. The general requirements to appoint a DPO include:
Yes, you can. Organisations can either entrust this role to an external professional organisation under a service contract or keep the DPO role in-house. The former will allow you to avoid internal conflicts of interest and difficult recruitment processes. It will also ensure that the requirement for a qualified resource is always met.
Engaging White Label Consultancy to serve as your DPO has multiple advantages over appointing an internal DPO:
