European Union Representative

Compliance with Art. 27 GDPR can be so simple:
PLANIT // LEGAL as your EU Representative.

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Your Benefit

checking whether you need to appoint a EU Representative
taking up the task as your EU Representative
access to our data protection management tool PLANIT // PRIMA
external communication through PLANIT // LEGAL
lawyers and specialist attorneys for IT law as contact for legal questions

Get us onboard in case you

are not sure if you need to appoint a EU Representative
want to outsource the function of the EU Representative to a professional service provider
are looking for an efficient way to meet the requirements of Art. 27 GDPR
want to fill the role of the EU Representative with data protection professionals

Let us help you.

Companies based outside of the European Union have to appoint a EU Representative when processing personal data of EU citizen. Being experts on the field of data protection law, PLANIT // LEGAL is the perfect fit if you are in need of a EU Representative.

When do you have to appoint a EU Representative?

According to Art. 27 GDPR, you are required to appoint a representative in the European Union (EU) if your company is based outside the EU and you do not have an establishment in the EU. In other words, you do not have any subsidiaries, offices, production or sales sites, etc. in the EU, but you process data of EU citizens to whom you supply goods or for whom you provide services or whose behavior you observe, e.g., through website tracking.

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Our Services

We offer the following services as a EU Representative:

Appointment

Your company appoints PLANIT // LEGAL as its EU Representative in accordance with Article 27 of the GDPR, valid for all EU member states.

Contact/Hotline

As your EU Representative, we are contact point for data subjects and supervisory authorities for all questions concerning data protection. For this purpose, we provide a postal address in Hamburg (Germany), an email address and a hotline (German/English, Mon-Fri. 9am-5pm CET excluding public holidays in Hamburg, Germany).

Directory of processing activities

We prepare and maintain the required documentation for your company’s processing activities in the area of the GDPR in accordance with Art. 30 GDPR. Upon request, we allow the competent supervisory authority to inspect it.

Your Contact

Contact one of our experts in this field.

Dr. Bernd Schmidt, LL.M. (Auckland)

Lawyer, certified IT Lawyer, certified Data Protection Officer (GDDcert.) and CIPP/E

Email: bernd.schmidt@planit.legal
Phone: +49 (0) 40 609 44 190

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„PLANIT // LEGAL supported us in adapting our data protection organisation to new regulatory requirements in our international business environment by developing solutions tailored to our specific practical needs. Despite a tight timeline, the project was completed on time.“

Dr. Jakob Dalby, Senior Legal Counsel at BAT

„We have developed our customer workflow with PLANIT // LEGAL and made data protection a key asset and selling point for our property rental and sales portal. “

Nicolas Jacobi CEO and founder of Immomio

„We provide cutting-edge solutions in healthcare and logistics based on perception-based computing - not an everyday task for legal counsel. Thankfully we can rely on PLANIT // LEGAL in matters of IT law and data protection.“

Jan-Philipp Mohr, CEO, Darvis

„For Leadwunder and our customers a great and very valuable support in the field of data protection! I can highly recommend PLANIT // LEGAL!“

Sebastian Hettlage, CEO, Leadwunder GmbH

„We develop software for intelligent decisions in the healthcare sector based on machine learning. The lawyers at PLANIT // LEGAL impressed us with their technical understanding and are therefore our choice in matters of privacy law.“

Tim Aschenberg, CEO, Tiplu GmbH

„As Alternative Legal Service Provider, we process personal data on a large scale. Solid justification concepts are a condition for the success of our business model. Many thanks to the PLANIT // LEGAL team for countless solid and pragmatic solutions to our data protection challenges. “

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