Data Protection Law

Meaning of Data Protection Law 

Data protection law has been in place since the introduction of GDPR become increasingly important. The ongoing digitalization and new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) make compliance with data protection law indispensable for companies, the self-employed, and public authorities. Even companies that do not operate a data-driven business model are increasingly reliant on processing personal data. Although we talk about data protection, we advise you from your perspective to primarily enable you to use and process personal data in a legally compliant manner.

We support you in designing your business model, your internal processes (e.g., when dealing with data from Employeesand your Contracts with data protection relevance. Of course, also in international contexts and in English.

What sets us apart:

• Experience: Our lawyers and certified specialists have been advising and representing clients in data protection law for many years.
• Practical: AVANTCORE understands the reality of everyday business and the economic importance of processing personal data for companies. 
• When we speak with you, we also bring the technical expertise to immediately understand what you want to tell us.
• When we speak for you, we strike the right tone - polite, confident and to the point. We avoid arrogance and linguistic embellishment. 

And here's what we can do for you:

• Comprehensive advice for handling data protection and related topics (e.g., appointing data protection officers and designing technical and organizational measures) to structuring data processing within the group
• Consulting on the implementation of data protection documentation and accountability obligations (e.g., records of processing activities, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and documentation of data protection incidents)
• Guidance on correctly answering data subject access requests
• Support with handling data breaches, data protection incidents, and data leaks, including reporting to supervisory authorities such as the State Data Protection Commissioner or the State Office for Data Protection Supervision (LDA).
• Drafting of legal documents related to data protection, such as consent forms, privacy policies, and privacy notices
• Shaping support for negotiations on contracts for order processing, joint controllership, and Works agreements and other data processing agreements. 
• Representation in disputes in out-of-court settlements as well as in proceedings before courts, authorities (in particular the state data protection officers) and arbitration tribunals

We are ready with our expertise to ensure data protection is no longer a hurdle for you.