GDPR Policy

Introduction

In today’s fast-paced, data-driven world, an information revolution is reshaping the way organizations gather, process, and analyze personal data — whether it's about individuals, locations, services, or goods. As part of this evolving digital ecosystem, Decision Advisors recognizes the critical need to embed core principles of privacy and data security into its governance frameworks. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), effective across the European Union from May 25, 2018, serves as a unified legal framework to reinforce personal data rights and ensure a consistent approach to data protection in the digital era.

The regulation defines clear expectations for data governance, lawful processing, and compliance standards — regardless of where the data is stored or by whom. Any organization that handles the personal data of EU citizens, either directly or indirectly, must adhere to the GDPR’s stringent requirements. At Decision Advisors, we are committed to aligning our data practices with the GDPR and safeguarding the privacy of individuals in every engagement.

Our Commitment to Compliance

At Decision Advisors, we recognize the impact GDPR has on organizations that offer services to EU residents, analyze personal data, or provide products to the EU market — even if the business is located outside Europe.

Our Reports Include:

  • Enhancement of Privacy & Security Policies: We have integrated GDPR principles with our existing information security, business continuity, and privacy management protocols to ensure stronger accountability and compliance.
  • Data Protection Ownership: We have re-evaluated how personal data is collected, stored, and processed — ensuring better control mechanisms, access privileges, and secure deployment options.
  • Gap and Risk Assessments: We perform periodic assessments to identify privacy risks, potential compliance gaps, and incident response preparedness — including breach notification and mitigation strategies.
  • Support for Clients’ GDPR Readiness: Decision Advisors offers consulting services to help clients understand their GDPR responsibilities, develop data protection strategies, and address regulatory requirements.s
  • Right to Erasure & Data Retention Policies: We are implementing streamlined processes for data deletion in accordance with GDPR’s “Right to Erasure,” and revisiting how long data is retained.
  • Contractual Updates: All third-party contracts and client agreements are being revised to include GDPR-aligned clauses concerning data ownership, transfer, and protection.
  • Employee Training & Awareness: From sales teams to data handlers, all employees are trained on GDPR rules, individual rights, and internal procedures, including the elimination of subject access request fees.
  • Consent Management: Our consent systems are now designed to ensure explicit opt-in choices, with timestamp tracking and easy withdrawal mechanisms available to users.
  • Cross-Border & Third-Party Data Transfer: We’ve updated our protocols for international data sharing and disclosure, adding encryption, tracking, and contractual obligations to ensure full GDPR compliance.

Importantly, compliance is not just a corporate responsibility — it’s a shared commitment between us and our clients. We enable clients to control access to sensitive data and ensure that only authorized users can retrieve, process, or manage their data. Our technology empowers clients to exercise rights related to erasure, correction, transfer, and objection — all within GDPR boundaries.

Our Strategies

Decision Advisors implements industry-standard measures and robust internal controls to secure the personal data we manage. These include:

  • Encrypted data storage and transmission
  • Access control policies
  • Strong authentication methods such as two-factor verification and OTPs
  • Real-time monitoring for unauthorized access attempts
  • Comprehensive training programs for employees
  • Incident response and escalation procedures

These strategies allow us to prevent misuse, unauthorized disclosure, or alteration of personal data under our stewardship.

Our GDPR Journey

We have assembled a dedicated Data Privacy & Governance Team responsible for leading our GDPR compliance initiatives. This team drives awareness across the organization, performs readiness assessments, plugs regulatory gaps, and continually improves our policies and systems. GDPR training We have assembled a dedicated Data Privacy & Governance Team responsible for leading our GDPR compliance initiatives. This team drives awareness across the organization, performs readiness assessments, plugs regulatory gaps, and continually improves our policies and systems. GDPR training

At Decision Advisors, GDPR compliance is not just a legal requirement — it is a core aspect of our integrity, responsibility, and customer commitment.