{"id":1161,"date":"2025-05-22T16:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/?p=1161"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:07:18","slug":"think-youre-too-small-for-a-dpo-think-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/?p=1161","title":{"rendered":"Think you\u2019re too small for a DPO? Think again."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Abdelbarie Ahankour data privacy consultant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are too small for a DPO.\u201d I have heard that sentence more times than I can count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But to be honest, in my experience as a DPO and privacy consultant, it is exactly those smaller, yet fast-moving companies that benefit the most from having someone dedicated to privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you don\u2019t have a big organisation, if you are handling personal data, then data protection matters. A DPO can help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>stay aligned with GDPR;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>catch privacy risks early, before they become serious issues in and outside the organisation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>handle requests, complaints, and breaches with confidence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>build trust with your clients, partners, and staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At <strong>Privatum<\/strong>, I work with companies of all sizes to provide clear, no-nonsense DPO support that actually fits the way they work. No generic templates, but real guidance that helps you stay in control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are thinking it is time to take privacy seriously (before you\u2019re forced to ?), let\u2019s talk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#Privatum#AlanAllmanAssociates#GDPR#DPO#Privacy#smallorganisations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Abdelbarie Ahankour data privacy consultant \u201cWe are too small for a DPO.\u201d I have heard that sentence more times than I can count. But to be honest, in my experience as a DPO and privacy consultant, it is exactly those smaller, yet fast-moving companies that benefit the most from having someone dedicated to privacy. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176664777,"featured_media":1162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6325],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1746426473192.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/176664777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1161"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1163,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161\/revisions\/1163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vigorous-perlman.217-182-88-44.plesk.page\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}