Serving more than one market.
WHAT DIFFERS BETWEEN REGIMES
Whether registration is required Whether a representative is needed Notification deadlines Specific rights Transfer mechanisms Penalties
WHAT IS LARGELY COMMON
Transparency, bases, rights, security, accountability.
WHAT APPROACH WORKS
Build to the strictest regime that applies, then note local variations.
WHY
Maintaining several parallel programmes is unmanageable.
WHAT TO MAP
Which regime applies to which processing.
WHAT DETERMINES IT
Where the people are, and where you are established.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH PER MARKET
Whether you need local registration Whether you need a local representative What the notification deadline is
WHY DEADLINES SPECIFICALLY
They differ, and the shortest governs your plan.
WHAT TO CENTRALISE
The inventory Policies The breach process
WHAT TO LOCALISE
Privacy notices, in language and content Consent mechanisms, where rules differ Retention, where local law requires
WHAT TO TRACK
Regulatory change in each market.
WHAT TO AVOID
Assuming your home regime is sufficient.
WHAT TO TAKE ADVICE ON
Each market you enter.
