# How do I get started with GDPR compliance?

##### Getting started.

Getting started is easier than you may think.  Follow our simple [Route to Data Protection](/content/gdpr-compliance/index.html) compliance and make them [SMART](/content/data-protection-consultancy/our-approach/index.html) for your organisation.

1. **Training**
2. **Assess – your data and understand your responsibilities**
3. **To do list**
4. **Put in place the essential policies, procedures and contract updates**

##### 1\. Training

We find that our clients need an overview and understanding of the changes and their responsibilities before being able to apply them in their organisation.

So we have produced [Online training](/content/online-training/index.html) to keep this simple and affordable.

The training should help your organisation to answer the following questions:

- Are all decision makers and key people in your organisation aware that the law has changed?
- Do they understand the operational changes which need to be in place?
- Do they need to understand the business risks from not making the appropriate operational changes?
- Are all staff aware of rights of Individuals to their data?

[Contact us](/content/contact-us/index.html) to arrange an awareness session for your business or sign up for our **[online training](/content/online-training/index.html) courses**.

##### **2\. Assess**

Identify what your business requires to change to become compliant.   Follow our Compliance made Simple – [Route to Data Protection Compliance](/content/gdpr-compliance/index.html) guidance

- The Information (Data) you hold – document what you hold, where it came from and who you share it with, who processes it, where it is stored and what security is in place.
- Your role – are you a Data Controller or Data Processor?  What responsibilities do you have?

[Contact us](/content/contact-us/index.html) to guide you through what needs to be done for your business.

We can provide a [template pack](/content/data-protection/index.html) of policies, procedures and privacy notices all nicely wrapped in a flexible Data Protection Framework which can be applied easily to any organisation.

##### **3\. To do list**

Using the information gained from the Assessment we will create a plan of action to address the highest priority risks to your business –  **first**.

We work with you using your resources to guide you through the changes needed, with regular meetings and as much support as required.

##### **4\. Put in place the essential policies, procedures and contract updates**

There are six key documents you must have.  See our Route to [Data Protection Compliance](/content/gdpr-compliance/index.html)

Contracts with third parties, employees and suppliers may need to be reviewed or updated.

We don’t just provide services for you to become compliant; we also provide services to **keep** you compliant.

We provide outsourced services for a [Data Protection Officer](/content/dataprotectionofficer/index.html) ready when you need them.

## GDPR Compliance

[Contact us](/content/contact-us/index.html) today.

##### Be Data Smart.  Be Compliant.

##### Data protection is here to stay.