EU GDPR Representative

Your official GDPR representative in the EU

EU Presence acts as your official Article 27 representative, handling data subject requests, liaising with supervisory authorities, and keeping you compliant across all 27 EU member states.

Designated point of contact

Authority communication

We maintain direct working relationships with EU data protection authorities, so when a regulator reaches out, they receive a prompt, professional response on your behalf.
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Addressee for Data Subjects

EU citizens can contact EU Presence directly with data requests and privacy inquiries. All incoming requests are routed through your Privacy Center, where your team can review, respond, and close each case, fully traceable and on time.

Compliance at the core

Privacy Request Tracker

Never miss a DSR deadline again. All incoming requests are auto-logged, fully traceable, and exportable as complete case summaries, so your team stays on top of every obligation.

ROPA builder

Build your Record of Processing Activities with a guided wizard, update it as your operations evolve, and get automatic annual reminders to review, because an outdated ROPA is almost as risky as having none at all.

Certificate of representation

Display the EU Presence GDPR Verified badge on your website and privacy policy. It links to your public compliance page, signals legal compliance to customers and partners, and makes it easy for EU users to submit data requests, all in one.

Team management

Invite your legal, DPO, and compliance team, assign roles and access levels, and give everyone a shared view of every request and case, no more chasing updates over email.

Powerful analytics

Track DSR volumes, response times, and authority communications across your entire EU operation with dashboards built for compliance teams, not just engineers.

Pricing

EU GDPR Representative

$127/month
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Official Article 27 representative for all EU data protection authorities
Named contact for EU citizens submitting data requests
Legal coverage across all 27 EU member states
GDPR Verified badge + public compliance certificate

FAQ

Do I need an EU GDPR representative?
Companies without an entity, branch or any other establishment in EU are required to appoint an EU representative according to Art. 27 of the GDPR if they:

- offer goods and services to individuals in the EU (e.g. providing a website in an EU language, offering payments in EUR) or
- monitor their behaviour (e.g. cookie profiling).
Are there any exemptions from the obligation to appoint an EU representative?
According to Art. 27 GDPR, controllers or processors are exempted from the regulation if ALL of the following criteria are met:

- personal data is only processed occasionally, which is only from time to time and non-systematic; AND
- data processing does not include large-scale processing of special categories of personal data or personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences; AND
- data processing is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects.

It is hard to meet ALL of these criteria, in particular the criterion of processing data only occasionally proves to be a big hurdle for most businesses.
What fine may be imposed for non-compliance?
The GDPR extends its 'territorial scope' to controllers and processors that have their registered office in a country outside of the EU. As a result, high penalties of up to €10 million or 2% of the worldwide annual turnover can apply if a processor or a controller does not comply with the obligation of appointing an EU representative. The penalties may be enforced by individual claims or by authorities. Furthermore, your partners in the EU may be obliged to stop transferring data to your company.
What is the difference between a DPO and an EU GDPR representative?
A Data Protection Officer (DPO) shall be involved in all issues related to the protection of personal data in a company. The role of a DPO is also to monitor the company’s compliance with GDPR, assist in data protection impact assessments, and to advise the management on privacy by design and privacy by default as well as all other privacy related matters. Hence, a DPO needs to be close to the company and needs to be involved in the day-to-day business. Whenever possible, the DPO shall be located in the region of the company’s headquarters. In comparison, the EU GDPR Representative is by nature operating at a distance when representing the company due to the lack of an establishment in the EU. The representative is therefore a substitution for a subsidiary, branch, or other establishment.
Can a DPO also be an EU GDPR representative or vice versa?
No, there is a conflict of interest between the roles of DPO and GDPR representative. The EDPB states in its Guidelines 03/2018 on the territorial scope that there is a possible conflict of obligation and interests in cases of enforcement proceedings. The EDPB does not consider the function of a representative in the EU to be compatible with the role of data processor for the same company, in particular when it comes to compliance with the respective responsibilities and compliance of a DPO and a representative.

Appoint your GDPR representative today

Article 27 is a legal requirement for any non-EU company handling EU personal data. Get compliant before a regulator reaches out first.