Data Protection Compliance Recommendations

Practical steps to support GDPR, KVKK, and CCPA/CPRA readiness in CorpusPub

Overview

The recommendations below help CorpusPub strengthen privacy compliance by improving transparency, user controls, vendor governance, and security practices.

Note: This checklist is not legal advice. Validate requirements with qualified counsel based on your jurisdictions, data types, and actual processing activities.


1️⃣ Data Mapping & Inventory

  • Identify Personal Data: Map what personal data CorpusPub collects (e.g., names, emails, IP addresses, payment info).
  • Data Flow Analysis: Document how data enters, moves through, and exits your system.
  • Purpose & Legal Basis: Define why each data type is collected and the legal basis (e.g., consent, contract necessity).

2️⃣ Privacy Policy & Transparency

  • Comprehensive Privacy Policy: Include what data is collected, purposes, processing methods, user rights, and contact channels for requests.
  • Consent Mechanisms: Obtain explicit consent where required and allow users to withdraw consent easily.

3️⃣ User Rights Management

  • Access & Portability: Provide access requests and export data in portable formats (e.g., CSV).
  • Correction & Deletion: Allow correction/deletion and support “Right to be Forgotten” workflows.
  • Opt-Out (CCPA): Enable opt-out of data selling/sharing (where applicable).

4️⃣ Data Security Measures

  • Encryption: Encrypt at rest (e.g., database encryption) and in transit (HTTPS/TLS).
  • Access Controls: Limit access to authorized personnel; use strong authentication (e.g., 2FA).
  • Regular Audits: Run security audits to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  • Data Breach Response Plan: Define response playbooks and notify authorities/users within legal timeframes.

5️⃣ Data Retention Policies

  • Minimize Data Storage: Retain data only as long as needed for the stated purpose.
  • Automated Deletion: Implement automated deletion for stale or unnecessary data.

6️⃣ Third-Party Compliance

  • Vendor Assessment: Validate that third parties (hosting, analytics, messaging, etc.) meet GDPR/KVKK/CCPA expectations.
  • DPAs: Execute Data Processing Agreements with vendors to define obligations and controls.

7️⃣ Record Keeping

  • Maintain Records: Keep records of processing activities (what, why, where, who, how long).
  • Document Consents & Requests: Track consent proofs, access/deletion requests, and resolutions.

8️⃣ Data Protection Officer (DPO)

  • Appoint a DPO (if required): For large-scale or sensitive processing, consider appointing a DPO to oversee compliance.

9️⃣ Employee Training

  • Educate Staff: Train teams on privacy laws, secure handling, user rights, and incident response basics.

1️⃣0️⃣ Continuous Monitoring & Updates

  • Monitor Regulations: Track updates in GDPR/KVKK/CCPA and relevant guidance.
  • Adapt Quickly: Update policies, controls, and product features as requirements evolve.

Would you like implementation guidance?

If you want, we can translate this checklist into a concrete implementation plan for CorpusPub: endpoints, UI flows, audit logs, retention jobs, and vendor/DPA artifacts.