For DPOs, Privacy Counsel, and Compliance Teams operating in the EU/EEA
Demonstrate accountability under GDPR with structured data protection assessments, documented technical and organizational measures, and continuous compliance monitoring.
The General Data Protection Regulation establishes comprehensive data protection obligations for organizations that process personal data of EU/EEA residents. Its core principle is accountability — organizations must not only comply but must demonstrate compliance through documented policies, impact assessments, technical and organizational measures, and records of processing activities.
Key requirements include: lawful basis for processing, data subject rights management, data protection by design and by default, Data Protection Impact Assessments for high-risk processing, processor and sub-processor oversight, breach notification within 72 hours, and cross-border transfer safeguards. Fines reach up to 4% of global annual revenue or EUR 20 million.
“GDPR's accountability principle means it's not enough to be compliant — you must be able to prove it. DPAs expect documented measures, not verbal assurances.”
Most organizations have addressed the visible requirements: cookie banners, privacy policies, data subject access request procedures. The deeper obligations — maintaining current Records of Processing Activities, conducting DPIAs for new processing activities, documenting technical and organizational measures, and managing processor compliance — are where programs degrade.
The challenge is operational: GDPR compliance touches every department that handles personal data. Marketing, HR, product, engineering, and customer support all process personal data with different tools and different risk profiles. Without a structured system, documentation becomes fragmented, DPIAs are skipped for 'low-risk' processing that isn't actually low risk, and processor oversight is limited to checking if a DPA exists.
Thirdsentry provides the operational backbone for GDPR accountability. The platform maps your technical and organizational measures to GDPR requirements, tracks their implementation status, and maintains evidence that they're operating effectively — the documented proof that Article 5(2) accountability demands.
Risk assessments evaluate your data protection posture against GDPR requirements, identify gaps in technical measures (encryption, access controls, pseudonymization) and organizational measures (policies, training, procedures), and generate findings that feed into tracked remediation workflows.
For processor management, Thirdsentry's TPRM capabilities extend to data processor oversight — assessing processor security posture, tracking DPA compliance, and monitoring sub-processor chains. Evidence of processor due diligence is maintained in the vault alongside your own compliance documentation.
Map technical and organizational measures to specific GDPR articles and demonstrate coverage.
Structured assessments evaluate your data protection posture with AI-powered gap identification.
Assess data processor security, track DPA compliance, and monitor sub-processor chains through TPRM integration.
Maintain continuous evidence of technical and organizational measures — the proof GDPR Article 5(2) requires.
Manage data protection policies with full lifecycle tracking — draft, review, approval, publication, and acknowledgment.
Assessment findings become tracked tasks with owners, deadlines, and documented resolution for DPA inquiries.
Thirdsentry supports data protection impact assessments through its assessment engine. You can run structured assessments against GDPR requirements for specific processing activities and track identified risks through remediation. The assessment reports serve as documented DPIAs.
Yes. Thirdsentry's TPRM module supports vendor/processor assessments, including evaluating processor security measures, tracking DPA status, and monitoring sub-processor chains. Evidence of processor due diligence is maintained in the evidence vault.
Yes. GDPR applies to any organization that processes personal data of EU/EEA residents, regardless of where the organization is based. Thirdsentry supports GDPR compliance for both EU-based organizations and those subject to GDPR's extraterritorial scope.
See how Thirdsentry automates GDPR control mapping, evidence collection, and gap analysis — so your team focuses on risk decisions, not compliance overhead.