Your responsibilities Data protection legislation in the EU and the UK requires non-EEA / non-UK organisations to appoint a local representative. The representative acts as a point of contact to ensure effective communication with regulators and data subjects within the EU and the UK. While you could set up an office in the appropriate location(s) and employ a local representative yourself, there is an easier way that saves you time and provides peace of mind: Assign, our EU/UK representative subscription service. What does the law require? EU Representative If you are a non-EEA based business: with no offices, branches or other base in the EEA (the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), and you are offering goods or services to, or monitoring the behaviour of, individuals in the EEA, then you will need to appoint an EU Representative in the EEA. Your EU Representative acts as your point of contact for supervisory authorities and data subjects in the EU. They are essentially your trusted point of contact in the EU. Our entity that provides the EU Representative services is located in Ireland. UK Representative If you are a non-UK based business: with no offices, branches or other base in the UK, and you are offering goods or services to, or monitoring the behaviour of, individuals in the UK, then you will need to appoint a UK Representative in the UK. Your UK Representative acts as your point of contact for supervisory authorities and data subjects in the UK. They are essentially your trusted point of contact in the UK. Are there any exceptions? You don’t need to appoint a Representative if: you do not offer goods or services into the EEA/UK and do not monitor data subjects in the EEA/UK, you are a public authority or body, your data activities in the EEA/UK are: only occasional, do not include large scale processing of special category data or criminal convictions data, and are unlikely to result in a risk to the individuals whose data you’re handling. How does Assign work? Everyone who provides our Assign service is a qualified privacy professional, who fully understands the relevant regulations in the UK and EU. Subscribing to Assign starts from £150/month + VAT per representative appointment and can be easily scaled-up for your other group members and to cover both the UK and EU. As your UK / EU Representative we will: 1. Provide you with a local contact point within the EU/UK. 2. Notify you of any communications from supervisory authorities or data subjects. 3. Keep a copy of your records of data processing activities. You can also ask us to provide the following additional services: 1. Liaise with EU/UK supervisory authorities on your behalf. 2. Facilitate effective communication between you and your data subjects, including organising translation services as needed. 3. Provide evidence when required that your business is complying with your representative requirements.