how do companies become compliant under the general data protection regulation 
there are several ways for companies to become gdpr compliant some of the key steps include auditing personal data and keeping a record of all the data they collect and process companies should also be sure to update privacy notices to all website visitors and fix any errors they find in their databases who is covered under the general data protection regulation in theory any individual who visits sites that are based in the european union is protected this includes anyone within the union itself and beyond its borders the regulation also applies to a citizen of the eu whose data exists outside the union and if you re a citizen of another country who lives in the eu your data is also protected under the law 