EU Representative Under GDPR Article 27
Required for non-EU companies offering goods or services in the EU. We act as your Article 27 EU Representative — the formal point of contact for supervisory authorities and EU data subjects, with documentation in English and local languages.
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What Your EU Representative Service Includes
Article 27 Designation
We act as your formal EU Representative under Article 27 — named in your privacy notices and registered with the relevant supervisory authority.
Regulator Liaison
First point of contact for inquiries from supervisory authorities across the EU. We respond, coordinate, and represent you in their language.
Data Subject Communications
We handle data-subject access requests, complaints, and inquiries on your behalf in English and the data subject's local language.
Article 30 Records
We maintain and update your Records of Processing Activities (ROPA) under Article 30 — the documentation regulators ask for first.
DPIA Support
When your processing requires a Data Protection Impact Assessment, we draft, review, and document it to a standard that holds up under inspection.
Bundled With Outsourced DPO
Combine your EU Representative service with our outsourced DPO for complete Article 27 + Articles 37–39 coverage in a single engagement.
What Happens Without an EU Representative
GDPR Article 27 makes the EU Representative the controller's named point of accountability inside the Union. Missing one — or naming an unqualified one — exposes the company to direct enforcement.
Fines up to €20M or 4%
Failure to designate where required is a Tier 1 violation under GDPR Art. 83(4).
Loss of EU Market Access
Some payment processors and platforms now require proof of an Article 27 rep for non-EU sellers.
Personal Liability
Director-level liability where a regulator establishes 'persistent disregard' for representation duties.
No Defensible Posture
Without an EU rep, a regulator's first contact goes directly to your headquarters cold — usually a notice of investigation.
Article 27 — When You Need a Rep, When You Don't
GDPR Article 27 applies to controllers and processors not established in the EU but offering goods or services to, or monitoring, EU data subjects. The exemptions are narrow and frequently misread.
You Need an EU Rep If
- You're not established in the EU/EEA
- You offer goods or services to people in the EU (paid or free)
- You monitor EU residents' behavior (cookies, analytics, profiling)
- You process EU personal data on a regular, non-occasional basis
You're Exempt Only If
- Your processing is occasional (Art. 27(2)(a)) — narrow, fact-specific test
- AND it does not include large-scale special-category data
- AND it is unlikely to result in risk to data subjects' rights
- OR you are a public authority or body
What We Provide
- Designation agreement and supervisory authority registration
- Named point of contact (mailing address + email + phone)
- Article 30 records maintenance
- Data-subject request handling pipeline
- Annual review of designation scope
How We Get You Designated
Scoping Call
30-minute call: we map your EU footprint, identify Article 27 triggers, and confirm whether you need a rep.
Designation Agreement
We draft and execute a written designation under Article 27(1). You name us in your privacy notices.
Authority Notification
We notify the relevant supervisory authority and register you as represented under Article 27.
Ongoing Representation
We handle authority inquiries, data-subject requests, and Article 30 maintenance for the duration of the engagement.
EU Representative — Frequently Asked Questions
If you're a non-EU controller or processor offering goods/services to EU residents or monitoring their behavior, Article 27 requires it unless you fall under a narrow exemption. The 'occasional processing' exemption is fact-specific and rarely applies to commercial operations — most regulators read it strictly.
They are separate roles under separate articles. The EU Representative (Art. 27) is your point of contact in the EU for non-EU controllers. The Data Protection Officer (Arts. 37–39) is an independent compliance role for organizations doing high-risk or large-scale processing. Many companies need both — and they cannot be the same person under EU enforcement guidance.
Subsidiary: only if it has the operational capacity and authority — most don't. Law firm: yes legally, but most don't deliver the operational pipeline (data-subject request handling, Article 30 records, regulator coordination) that makes the role useful. We act as a dedicated rep, not a mailbox.
Designation is typically signed within a few working days of the scoping call. Public-facing registration with the supervisory authority follows immediately. From the day the designation agreement is signed, we are your Article 27 representative.
Pricing depends on EU footprint (number of member states with data subjects), volume of expected data-subject requests, and whether you need bundled DPO support. We give you a fixed monthly fee at the end of the scoping call — no hourly rates, no surprise invoices.
We acknowledge the inquiry within one working day, coordinate with you on the response, draft and submit the formal reply in the regulator's language, and document the entire exchange. You stay in control of the substance; we handle the procedure.
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