Save Time and Reduce GDPR Compliance Costs with Sahl
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that governs how organizations collect, store, and process personal data. It applies to any company that handles the personal data of EU citizens, regardless of location. Non-compliance can lead to penalties of up to €20 million or 4% of annual global revenue.
Sahl streamlines the entire GDPR compliance process, reducing the need for extensive legal research and costly consultations. Our automated solutions handle compliance evidence collection, ensuring you meet GDPR requirements efficiently while lowering costs and minimizing manual work.
Turn GDPR Compliance into a Business Advantage
GDPR isn’t just about regulatory obligations. It is crucial to building customer trust and securing long term growth. Sahl’s GDPR controls are continuously reviewed and updated to reflect evolving regulations. By ensuring compliance, we help you avoid costly penalties while allowing your team to focus on business expansion.
Effortless GDPR Management at Scale
Maintain a single source of truth for GDPR compliance with automated evidence collection, centralized document storage, and instant security reports. Use Sahl to conduct GDPR security training, manage user access controls, and receive real time alerts on critical security updates all within one intuitive platform.
Key Principles of GDPR
GDPR is built on seven fundamental principles that organizations must follow when processing personal data. These principles ensure that businesses handle data responsibly and transparently.
1. Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency
Organizations must process personal data in a legal, fair, and transparent manner. This means they must have a lawful reason for collecting data, such as obtaining user consent, fulfilling a contractual obligation, or complying with legal requirements. Additionally, organizations must inform users about how their data will be used in a clear and understandable way.
2. Purpose Limitation
Organizations can only collect personal data for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes. Once data is collected for a particular reason, it cannot be used for any unrelated activities.
3. Data Minimization
Companies should only collect and store the minimum amount of personal data necessary to fulfill their intended purpose. Collecting excessive data increases risks and potential legal liabilities.
4. Accuracy
GDPR requires that personal data be accurate and kept up to date. Organizations must take reasonable steps to correct or delete inaccurate information.
5. Storage Limitation
Personal data should not be stored longer than necessary for its intended purpose. Companies must establish clear data retention policies and securely delete old or unused data.
6. Integrity and Confidentiality (Security)
Companies must implement strong security measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, breaches, and cyber threats. This includes encryption, secure storage, and restricted access controls. If a data breach occurs, businesses must notify authorities within 72 hours and inform affected individuals promptly.
7. Accountability
Organizations must demonstrate GDPR compliance by maintaining detailed records of their data processing activities. They should conduct regular risk assessments and train employees on data protection. Failure to prove compliance can result in heavy fines and reputational damage.
Why it Matters
GDPR grants individuals several rights over their personal data, ensuring they have control over how their information is used.
- Right to Access – Individuals have the right to request a copy of their personal data and understand how it is being processed.
- Right to Rectification – Users can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten) – Individuals can request the deletion of their personal data under certain conditions, such as when it is no longer necessary for the original purpose.
- Right to Restrict Processing – Users can ask companies to stop processing their data temporarily while issues such as accuracy or legal objections are resolved.
- Right to Data Portability – Users can request their personal data in a commonly used format and transfer it to another service provider.
- Right to Object – Individuals can object to data processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing purposes.
- Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making – Users have the right to challenge automated decisions that significantly affect them, such as credit scoring or job applications.
GDPR Compliance Made Easy with Sahl
Automated Compliance Management
Reduce manual effort with AI-driven compliance tracking and reporting.
Real-Time Security & Risk Alerts
Receive instant alerts on compliance gaps and security vulnerabilities.
Seamless Integration
Sahl works with your existing security and data management tools.
Cost-Effective & Scalable
Avoid costly legal consultations and scale GDPR compliance effortlessly.
