We assist businesses in achieving and maintaining GDPR compliance. Our services cover data processing audits, advice on lawful bases for processing, drafting privacy notices, advising on website policies, updating data processor contracts, managing international data transfers, and advising on the data protection aspects of corporate transactions. We also advise on electronic marketing compliance and the role of the DPO. To build a lasting compliance culture, we help update internal data handling policies and procedures and deliver bespoke training.
Our compliance programme
- Mapping your data and records of processing
- Identifying lawful bases for each activity
- Privacy notices and cookie policies
- Contracts with processors and international transfer mechanisms
- Data subject rights procedures
- Security and breach response
- Training and accountability documents
Proportionate for start-ups
UK GDPR applies to businesses of all sizes, but compliance should be proportionate. We focus on the areas that carry most risk for your business, so you are investor ready and customer ready without unnecessary cost.
Changes under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
The Act amends UK GDPR and PECR, including recognised legitimate interests, new rules on automated decisions and complaints handling requirements. We help you update your policies as the changes come into force.
How it works
- Kick-off call to understand your products, systems and data
- Data mapping and review of your current documents
- A prioritised action plan, highlighting quick wins and high-risk gaps
- Drafting or updating policies, notices and contracts
- Training for your team and a simple process for ongoing compliance
A typical scenario
Suppose a health-tech start-up preparing for its seed round finds that patient data is processed without a documented lawful basis and shared with an overseas developer without a transfer mechanism. We would map its data, prepare a DPIA, privacy notices and processor contracts and put the right transfer documents in place, so the issue is resolved before investor due diligence.
Hypothetical example for illustration only.
What to prepare
To get started, gather a list of the systems and tools you use, such as your CRM, email marketing, payments and analytics, any existing privacy notices or policies, and your main supplier contracts. If you have had complaints, access requests or data incidents, let us know so we can prioritise the right areas.
Why founders choose Buckworths
We help start-ups get compliant and stay compliant. Start with a data protection health check, or book a free consultation.
FAQs
If you process personal data in the UK, yes, whatever your size.
Most organisations that process personal data must pay the data protection fee unless exempt.
Fines, enforcement, complaints and reputational damage, as well as delays in funding rounds and sales.
It depends on your business, but a focused programme for a start-up can often be completed within a few weeks.