G · GDPR

GDPR

EU regulation on personal data — applies to every AI system handling EU residents.

In one sentence

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the EU’s 2018 data-protection law that grants individuals rights over their personal data and obliges controllers and processors to demonstrate lawful, transparent, secure handling.

When it matters

Always when EU residents are involved — including when an AI assistant logs conversations that include names, emails, phone numbers or device IDs.

A real-world example

helpcode is EU-hosted, signs a GDPR-compliant DPA by default, never trains on customer data, and supports article 17 erasure on request.

Curated by helpcode legal team · Last reviewed 2026-05-22