GDPR Compliance for U.S. Companies is Coming Due in May, 2018. Here's 7 Things You Need to Know Now!

    ATLANTA, GA, February 20, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- GDPR Compliance for U.S. companies (controllers and processors) storing, processing, and/or transmitting personal data for EU data subject is coming due. May, 2018 is the deadline for GDPR compliance, and FLANK's GDPR assessment, consulting, and policy toolkits can help with what's arguably the most comprehensive data security and privacy regulation ever seen - in the world!

The seven essential elements for GDPR Compliance for U.S. companies are as follows:

- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: "Principles"
- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: "Accountability"
- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: "Rights of the Data Subject"
- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: "Obligations"
- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: "Technical and Organizational Measures"
- GDPR Compliance Core Pillar: The Need for "Documentation"
- Additional GDPR Compliance Requirements

The GDPR requirements are very clear in that if your business processes personal data for EU data subjects - regardless of where you are located or where the processing is being performed - you must adhere to the GDPR requirements for compliance. Are you ready? Do you have GDPR policies, procedures, and processes in place? Millions of businesses are being affected by the GDPR requirements, so contact FLANK today for expert GDPR assessment and consulting services.

FLANK understands the GDPR requirements and the necessary internal controls that controllers and processors need to have in place. It's a lengthy to-do list when it comes to the GDPR requirements. Here's just a small sample of what you need to have in place:

- Information security policies and procedures
- Incident response, reporting, and breach notification processes
- A healthy number of privacy notices, statements, and internal policies and procedure detailing how your organization enforces such mandates.
- Consent forms, along with numerous forms for which data subjects can exercise their rights with.

GDPR Compliance for U.S. companies can seem overwhelming, so talk to FLANK and get help. Contact us today at [email protected].

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