Lawful collection
Confirm every data purpose and legal basis is clearly documented.
Free GDPR Compliance Checklist.
Review website controls for collection, consent, deletion and vendor oversight.
Mark requirements complete, incomplete or not applicable to reveal gaps.
Use the checklist to prepare privacy questions and professional review.
Why it matters
Turn a broad regulation into concrete checks.
GDPR obligations span product design, marketing, analytics, security, support and vendor management, so responsibilities can disappear between teams. Translating those obligations into controls creates an inventory of what must exist, who owns it and what evidence demonstrates that it works.
The checklist encourages teams to examine lawful collection, transparency, consent, retention, access controls and individual rights as connected parts of one operating system. That structure makes vague concerns easier to discuss, prioritize and assign instead of leaving privacy work dependent on memory or occasional reviews.
A structured review can surface missing consent flows, undocumented processors, unclear retention periods and unresolved data-rights procedures before they contribute to a complaint or incident.
User rights
Review data-rights procedures, owners, timelines and identity checks.
Security controls
Match access, encryption and incident safeguards to data sensitivity.
Accountability
Find documentation gaps, assign owners and retain supporting evidence.
How to use
Review, mark and resolve.
Complete the checklist with the people responsible for your website, data and customer operations.
Review each requirement
Review each control with the responsible owner and compare your answer against current policies, contracts and technical evidence.
Choose a status
Choose complete, incomplete or not applicable, then record evidence and explain every exclusion or uncertain answer.
Work through the gaps
Prioritize incomplete controls, assign an owner and follow-up date, then verify every implemented correction with reliable evidence.
FAQs
GDPR Compliance Checklist FAQ
Important context before using the checklist for your website.
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