SmartSuite for the Privacy Counsel
Privacy Counsel provides legal oversight of data processing, contracts and regulatory interpretation. They verify lawful bases, review privacy clauses and third-party data handling terms, and oversee the legal aspects of privacy incidents and investigations.
What you own
- Advise on lawful bases and regulatory interpretation for processing
- Review data processing agreements and privacy clauses
- Oversee legal aspects of privacy incidents and notifications
- Support regulatory inquiries and data subject disputes
- Review privacy notices and policies
- Track privacy law developments across jurisdictions
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How they use the Privacy Management suite
Processing reviews
Verifies lawful bases and mitigations for data processing.
Contract oversight
Reviews privacy clauses and third-party data handling terms.
Investigation support
Oversees legal aspects of privacy incidents.
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How SmartSuite supports this role
Privacy. Standardises processing reviews, evidence collection and legal sign-off workflows with document logs.
Third-party risk. Reviews privacy clauses and third-party data handling terms against the vendor record.
Issues and actions. Oversees the legal workstream of privacy incidents as tracked cases.
Reporting. Provides counsel a view of open processing reviews, incidents and contract approvals.
Industry reference
GDPR, the UK GDPR and the growing set of US state privacy laws led by CCPA/CPRA set the questions counsel answers: lawful basis, controller and processor terms, data subject rights and breach notification. Cross-border transfers rely on the EU's Standard Contractual Clauses, the UK's International Data Transfer Agreement and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Sector law adds layers: GLBA and state insurance privacy rules for financial firms; HIPAA business associate agreements and state health-data laws for healthcare; the Privacy Act for federal agencies; COPPA, ePrivacy and platform-specific rules for technology companies. The IAPP's CIPP body of knowledge covers the field.
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