GDPR Compliance Audit
Assess your proxy infrastructure's GDPR readiness in 12 questions. Get your compliance score and actionable recommendations.
1. Can you prove which specific IPs accessed customer data on a specific date?
2. Do you control which outbound IPs your infrastructure uses?
3. Are all your servers physically located in EU data centers?
4. Is your infrastructure controlled by a US company subject to the CLOUD Act?
5. How long do you retain infrastructure logs for audit trails?
6. Do you have a signed DPA that specifically covers egress IP audit logging?
7. Do your downstream customers (hospitals/banks/clinics) require IP allowlisting?
8. Have compliance auditors asked you "which IPs accessed this data?"
9. How do you currently handle outbound IP control?
10. Could your infrastructure provider be forced to hand over EU customer data to non-EU governments?
11. Can you generate audit reports showing IP + timestamp + customer + data accessed?
12. Do your regulations (GDPR/MDR/NIS2) require you to prove IP-level data isolation?
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Why GDPR Compliance Matters for Proxy Infrastructure
Under GDPR, organizations must demonstrate data residency — proving that EU citizen data stays within EU borders. When your infrastructure routes traffic through non-EU servers or uses dynamic IPs, you create compliance blind spots.
The US CLOUD Act allows US authorities to compel US-based cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to hand over data stored in EU data centers. Using an EU region of a US provider does not protect you from this.
Regulations like NIS2, MDR, and sector-specific rules (banking, healthcare) increasingly require IP-level audit trails — proving exactly which IP accessed what data, and when.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a GDPR compliance audit?
A GDPR compliance audit assesses whether your infrastructure meets the EU General Data Protection Regulation's requirements for data residency, audit trails, and data sovereignty — specifically for network and proxy infrastructure.
What is the CLOUD Act and why does it matter?
The Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act is a US law that allows US authorities to compel US-based tech companies to provide data stored on their servers, regardless of where in the world that data is stored. This means using AWS EU or Azure EU regions does not protect your data from US government access.
What is an IP audit trail?
An IP audit trail is a log that records which specific IP addresses accessed what data, and when. GDPR auditors and regulators increasingly require this level of granularity to verify data access controls.
Why do I need a static EU IP?
Static IPs provide a consistent, traceable identity for your infrastructure. Dynamic IPs change frequently, making audit trails unreliable. A static EU IP ensures your traffic exits from within the EU, with a fixed identity that auditors can verify.
What does NIS2 require for network infrastructure?
The NIS2 Directive requires essential and important service providers to implement risk management measures for network and information systems, including audit logging, incident reporting, and supply chain security. IP-level logging is increasingly seen as a baseline requirement.