How We Help You Stay on Top of Data Protection at Founders Law

How We Help You Stay on Top of Data Protection at Founders Law

At Founders Law, we understand that data protection compliance can feel like one of those “I’ll deal with it later” tasks, until suddenly it becomes urgent.  

Whether you’re a fast-growing startup, a scaling business, or a global orporation, staying on top of your data protection obligations isn’t just about meeting legal requirements (and avoiding hefty fines and claims for damages).  It’s about protecting your customers, your brand and your future. Getting it wrong can impact your valuation, customer confidence, reputation and overall operations.

Embedding privacy by design into your business early on reaps scaling benefits. Operationalising privacy by design at its foundation will help you manage new innovations in line with applicable law, enable efficient responses to DSARs, and manage and mitigate the impact of personal data breaches.  

Below is an overview of the data protection services we offer, why they matter, and how we can support your business, whether you’re looking for a full compliance programme, help with specific deliverables, or flexible, on-demand advice. Our goal is simply to make data protection compliance simple, practical, and stress-free, so you can focus on growing and consolidating your business with confidence.

Why Data Protection Matters for Every Business

✅ Avoid the Headlines (for the Wrong Reasons)
A personal data breach can have serious consequences, not just in terms of regulatory fines which can be up to £17.5 million or 4% of your global turnover, but also damage to customer trust and your company’s reputation. Trust us, you really don’t want to be the Daily Mail’s next headline.

✅ Prevent Claims and Legal Liability
Under the UK GDPR, individuals can claim compensation for non-material damages – even for loss of control, or for emotional distress. We help reduce that risk through operationalising vendor onboarding and assessment, implementing clear policies and strong governance, and more.

✅ Improve Company Valuation
Investors are paying closer attention to data protection compliance. A solid privacy governance framework boosts trust and strengthens your valuation during funding rounds and due diligence. This is of particular relevance should you be processing a vast amount of personal data, or be using special category personal data in innovative ways.

Our Approach to Data Protection: Practical, Personalised, Proactive

There’s no one-size-fits-all solution to data protection compliance. That’s why we offer flexible, expert-led support tailored to your business from complete programmes to delivering strategic projects to providing on-demand deliverables on a more ad-hoc basis.

1. Full Data Protection Compliance Programmes

We’ll help you build a programme that’s right for your size, sector, and data risk profile:

• Step 1: We assess your current data protection practices and risks.

• Step 2: We create a clear roadmap prioritising what matters most.

• Step 3: We deliver policies, processes, documentation, and privacy training.

• Step 4: We implement governance and hand over the framework for you to manage confidently.

This approach will provide you with a scaleable programme that you can manage yourself, saving costly future reactive support.

2. Flexible, On-Demand Data Protection Support

Need help responding to a DSAR (Data Subject Access Request)? Want advice on data sharing agreements or international data transfers? Got a new project involving innovative use of lots of personal data? We offer expert, no-jargon support when and where you need it.  

Examples of our Data Protection Services

Make Your Use of Data Clear (External Transparency)

• Drafting/reviewing privacy notices (external and internal)

• Drafting/reviewing cookie notices and approach to consent banners

• Direct marketing reviews to ensure you meet UK GDPR and ePrivacy requirements

Know Your Data, Inside and Out

• Data protection audits to identify risks and give you practical action points

• Data mapping services to chart how personal data flows across your organisation

• Creating and maintaining your Records of Processing Activities (ROPA), which is legally required

Build a Strong Data Protection Foundation (Data Governance & Policies)

• Develop internal data protection policies for staff awareness and accountability

• Develop clear data subject rights policies and procedures to readily meet your legal obligations re data subject rights

• Develop data retention policies and schedules to ensure lawful data storage and deletion

• Develop data breach response policies to act quickly and notify regulators and data subjects when needed

Manage Data Sharing and Transfers

• Draft template and negotiate data processing and data sharing agreements to cover third-party transfers

• Draft intra-group data transfer agreements to cover data sharing across your group

• Develop a vendor onboarding assessment process  

• Develop a privacy impact assessment process to cover new uses of personal data

• Conduct Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA) for compliant international data flows

Support for High-Risk or Complex Data Uses

• Develop a Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk projects

• Assist in handling personal data breaches (including risk assessments, notifications, and remediation)

Ongoing Data Protection Support That Scales With You

• DSAR Support – we help review, apply applicable exemptions, and respond, Privacy by Design – we embed privacy by design into processes like vendor onboarding or new product launches

• Legitimate Interest Assessments – we help conduct these when you rely upon legitimate interests as your lawful basis  

• Guidance on tricky topics – we can provide clear, pragmatic guidance on biometrics, call recordings, data brokers, AI, and more

How it works: Outsource the Hassle to Us (DPO & Legal Privacy Support)

Privacy legal counsel/officer - we can either provide fractional data protection legal counsel support, from spearheading your data protection compliance programme and taking strategic action at the highest level, or we can effectively join your team to provide support on strategic projects or to cover BAU.  

We also provide DPO services – either sitting as your official DPO embedded in your organisation, or can provide shadow support to existing DPOs and privacy teams who need a bit of extra resource.  

And, if you're based outside the UK or EU but process UK/EU personal data, we can act as your UK/EU GDPR Representative which is a legal requirement for many international businesses.

Why Choose Founders Law for Data Protection Services?

We keep things clear, practical, and focused on what your business really needs. Whether you’re after a full framework, a one-off deliverable, or just a quick sanity check, Founders Law offers down-to-earth, expert data protection support that you can actually use. And we won’t sit on the fence, we’ll always share our honest take on the best way forward.

Ready to protect your data and your business? Drop us a line Hello@founders-law.co.uk

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