GDPR / Personal Data Privacy Protection Law
6 Steps to a GDPR Compliance Audit: Expert Consultancy Services
CW delivers GDPR consultancy and independent audit services grounded in international standards, GDPR legal requirements, and European Data Protection Board (EDPB) best practices. Our approach enables practical, defensible compliance while maintaining operational efficiency.
Whether your organization requires a broad privacy compliance assessment or a localized framework alignment, our methodology bridges global regulatory expectations with clear corporate action.
Our Structured GDPR Consultancy & Audit Approach
Ensuring comprehensive, transparent, and fully aligned data protection across your organization
1. Principles-Driven Compliance
All engagements are aligned with the seven GDPR data protection principles (Article 5), ensuring lawful, fair, transparent, and secure processing of personal data. We assess purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, retention controls, security measures, and accountability across your organization.
2. Accountability & Governance Enablement
We help organizations not only comply—but demonstrate compliance. Our services strengthen governance through Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), clearly defined roles and responsibilities, data protection by design and default, policy frameworks, staff awareness, and auditable decision-making processes.
3. Audit Readiness & Regulatory Assurance
CW evaluates operational readiness against critical statutory obligations during a GDPR compliance audit, including processor governance, security controls, breach notification preparedness, DPIAs, and supervisory authority engagement. This ensures your organization is prepared for regulatory audits and incident response.
4. ISO/IEC 27701 (PIMS) Alignment
We align GDPR controls with ISO 27701 certification standards, enabling the establishment of a structured Privacy Information Management System (PIMS). Integrating these frameworks maximizes the value of your GDPR compliance audit by supporting global, certifiable privacy compliance.
5. EDPB-Aligned Best Practices
Our methodology incorporates EDPB guidance on consent, transparency, controller–processor roles, DPIAs, cross-border data transfers, and sector-specific considerations—ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and reducing enforcement risk.
6. Key Deliverables
Upon completion of the core assessment phases, we provide an actionable roadmap alongside technical assets to finalize your GDPR compliance audit:
1. GDPR Gap Analysis & Compliance Assessment
2. GDPR Compliance Roadmap
3. Customized Policies, Templates & Registers
4. Audit Checklist & Evidence Repository
5. GDPR Audit Report with Risk Profile and Compliance Score
PDPPL Compliance
Navigating regional data protection standards with localized precision
For organizations operating across international borders, aligning with the Personal Data Privacy Protection Law (PDPPL) is essential. We apply a parallel framework alongside your global GDPR compliance audit to isolate gaps and protect regional data workflows.
Our PDPPL Compliance Approach
Ensuring comprehensive, transparent, and fully aligned data protection across your organization
1. PDPPL Gap Assessment
We conduct a comprehensive review of your existing data protection framework against PDPPL requirements to identify compliance gaps and risk exposures.
Key Activities:
1. Review of privacy policies and consent mechanisms
2. Assessment of data processing activities
3. Evaluation of cross-border data transfers
4. Review of vendor and third-party data processing agreements
4. Security control assessment
Deliverable: PDPPL Gap Assessment Report with prioritized recommendations.
2. Data Protection Governance & Framework Design
We establish or enhance your internal privacy governance structure to ensure accountability and regulatory alignment.
Includes:
1. Development of privacy policies and procedures
2. Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
3. Consent management framework
4. Data retention and deletion policies
5. Incident response and breach notification procedures
3. Technical & Organizational Measures (TOMs)
We evaluate and strengthen your security posture to safeguard personal data in line with PDPPL requirements.
Focus Areas:
1. Access controls and identity management
2. Encryption and secure data storage
3. Network and infrastructure security
4. Logging, monitoring, and audit trails
Vendor risk management
4. Cross-Border Data Transfer Compliance
We assess international data flows and implement mechanisms to ensure lawful cross-border data transfers in accordance with PDPPL requirements.
5. Awareness & Training
We conduct executive and staff-level awareness sessions to ensure that data protection responsibilities are clearly understood across the organization.
6. Audit & Ongoing Compliance Support
Our independent audit services help demonstrate compliance readiness and provide assurance to regulators, partners, and stakeholders.
Deliverables Include:
1. PDPPL Compliance Roadmap
2. Customized policy templates
3. Risk register & compliance checklist
4. Executive summary report
5. Remediation tracking plan