Specific service

Privacy and Data Protection Consulting

Specialist support for organisations that need to structure, review or maintain privacy, data protection and GDPR programmes with clear processes, defined responsibilities and evidence ready to use.

When it makes sense

When the organisation processes personal data regularly, has doubts about GDPR obligations, needs to respond to clients or data subjects, has received questions from a supervisory authority, is launching digital products or needs to know where to start without excessive bureaucracy.

What it may include

Privacy Health Check and maturity diagnosis.
GDPR gap analysis and priority roadmap.
Mapping of processing activities and personal data flows.
Review of policies, contracts, records and procedures.
Support with DPIAs, incidents and data subject requests.

Expected result

A privacy programme that is proportionate to risk, understandable for management and usable by operations, with updated documentation, justified decisions and evidence ready for clients, audits or authorities.

Support areas

From initial assessment to ongoing operation.

Privacy diagnostics

Fast and objective assessment of compliance status, critical risk identification, DPO requirement analysis and priority recommendations.

GDPR implementation

Design and update of policies, procedures, records, contracts, organisational measures, training and privacy by design practices.

Validation and evidence

Internal audit, incident response testing, evidence review, improvement recommendations and preparation for client requests or audits.

External DPO and support

Formal appointment, recurring advice, contact with authorities, data subject support, incident follow-up and management reporting.

International privacy

Support for organisations with international presence, data transfers, multi-region requirements and the need to align local practices with global standards.

EU representative

Support for organisations outside the European Union that process data of individuals in the EU and need to frame responsibilities, contacts and Article 27 GDPR processes.

Representative work

Privacy at international scale

Context: a multinational consumer goods group operating in 20+ countries, on 5 continents, with no harmonised data protection programme.

Intervention: design and rollout of a corporate privacy framework — RoPA, DPIA, international transfer assessments (TIA), data subject response and policies common to several regimes (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PIPL).

Result: over 95% compliance within an average of 12 months, compliance risk cut by up to 90%, and audit-ready evidence.

Anonymised example of the founder's work in previous roles — not an Ahkoris client engagement.

FAQ

Privacy & data protection — frequently asked questions.

What is the difference between privacy consulting and an external DPO?

Consulting structures or reviews the programme (diagnosis, policies, processes, evidence) as a project. The external DPO is an ongoing role of oversight, independence and contact point. Many organisations start with consulting and then keep an external DPO.

Do you support non-EU organisations with the Article 27 representative?

Yes. We support organisations outside the EU that process data of people in the EU to frame responsibilities, contacts and the EU representative role under Article 27 of the GDPR.

Do you help respond to data subject requests and incidents?

Yes. We structure procedures for data subject rights and incident management, with criteria, deadlines and a record of the reasoning — so you respond methodically and leave evidence.

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