Data protection lawyers in Romania for GDPR and privacy compliance
Romanian and EU data-protection rules affect how your business collects, uses, shares, stores and secures personal data. We help companies turn those requirements into workable documents, contracts and procedures.
GDPR and data protection legal services in Romania
We advise on the legal and organisational side of personal-data processing under the General Data Protection Regulation and Romanian data-protection rules. The work is adapted to the business model, the categories of data, the role of each party and the jurisdictions involved, including businesses using digital and technology services. For a practical starting point, see our GDPR compliance checklist for Romanian companies.
Our role may be a focused review of one document or process, a wider compliance gap assessment, support with implementation, or advice after a complaint, data subject request or security incident. Where privacy obligations are built into commercial arrangements, we can also review the relevant commercial contracts and explain how the Romanian data-protection framework is applied in practice.
Compliance and governance
Data mapping, processing registers, lawful-basis analysis, privacy notices, retention, internal procedures and accountability documentation.
Contracts and technology
Data-processing agreements, controller and processor roles, SaaS and vendor arrangements, international transfers and privacy compliance for AI-powered tools.
Incidents and enforcement
Breach assessment, regulatory notification analysis, communications, data-subject responses, remediation and preparation for supervisory-authority enquiries.
What does a GDPR compliance review cover?
The scope depends on the processing operations and the risk profile. A practical review commonly examines:
GDPR compliance control room
What personal data is collected, for which purposes, by whom and through which systems?
Data map, processing register and priority issues.
| Review area | Questions to answer | Typical output |
|---|---|---|
| Processing activities | What personal data is collected, for which purposes, by whom and through which systems? | Data map, processing register and priority issues. |
| Lawful basis and transparency | Is the processing justified and are individuals told what they need to know? | Lawful-basis assessment and privacy-notice recommendations. |
| Vendors and contracts | Who processes the data and do the contracts accurately allocate roles, instructions and security duties? | DPA, controller/processor analysis and contract amendments. |
| Rights and retention | Can the organisation respond to access, erasure, objection and other requests while retaining records lawfully? | Operational procedure, response templates and retention controls. |
| Security and incidents | Are legal, organisational and technical safeguards proportionate to the processing risk? | Risk register, incident plan and breach-response decision path. |
| Transfers and special processing | Are international transfers, employee monitoring, children’s data, health data or automated decisions involved? | Transfer assessment, DPIA or tailored legal advice. |
How we help businesses implement data protection controls
Implementation path
Define the processing picture.
Identify the business activities, data categories, systems, vendors, recipients and countries involved.
Data protection matters we handle
- GDPR compliance gap assessments and implementation plans;
- privacy policies, cookie notices and data-subject information;
- data-processing agreements and technology contracts;
- data protection impact assessments and high-risk processing;
- employee, recruitment and workplace data protection;
- international transfers and Standard Contractual Clauses;
- data-subject access, deletion and objection procedures;
- personal-data breach assessment and supervisory-authority response;
- privacy issues connected with software, SaaS, AI and data protection, including the wider EU AI Act compliance framework.
Frequently asked questions
Does every Romanian company need a Data Protection Officer?
No. A DPO is mandatory only in the situations defined by the GDPR, including certain public-authority processing and processing involving regular and systematic monitoring on a large scale or large-scale sensitive-data processing. The facts and core activities must be assessed rather than assumed.
What should a business do after discovering a data breach?
Contain and assess the incident, preserve relevant evidence, identify the data and individuals affected, and determine whether notification to the supervisory authority or affected people is required. The GDPR’s 72-hour rule applies to a notifiable breach, not automatically to every security event.
Can a Romanian company use a cloud provider outside the EU?
Potentially, but the transfer and the provider’s role must be assessed. The organisation may need an adequacy basis or appropriate safeguards, together with a review of supplementary measures, access risks, contractual terms and the actual data flows.
Do GDPR rules apply to employee and recruitment data?
Yes. Employers process personal data in recruitment, employment, payroll, monitoring, benefits and termination. The legal basis, transparency, access controls, retention and any monitoring technology should be aligned with employment law and data-protection requirements.
Can you review our existing privacy documents and contracts?
Yes. We can review selected documents or map them against the business’s actual processing operations, vendors and risk profile. The review should identify what is legally missing, what is inaccurate and what needs operational implementation.
Legal information on this page is general information. The applicable requirements depend on the processing activities, roles, data categories, systems, contracts and jurisdictions involved. This page does not replace advice on a specific compliance programme or incident.