GDPR Article 27 EU Representative — Industry & Country Coverage
GDPR Article 27 requires non-EU companies offering goods or services to EU residents — or monitoring their behaviour — to designate an EU representative. rep4eu provides that designation through Cloudkasten GmbH, a registered German company, with licensed German attorneys (Rechtsanwälte) involved in running the service, across all 27 EU member states, with industry- and country-specific coverage notes below.
By Industry
Article 27 triggers the moment your product processes personal data of EU residents — regardless of industry. These industry-specific pages cover the typical data flows, common compliance gaps, and the procurement-review impact in each vertical.
SaaS
Software-as-a-Service companies host user accounts, run product analytics, and process support data — all activities that pull EU users into…
EU representation for SaaS →E-commerce
Online retailers that ship to or market to EU consumers process names, shipping addresses, payment metadata, and behavioural data from EU re…
EU representation for E-commerce →Fintech
Fintech operators sit at the intersection of GDPR, PSD2, AMLD, and national financial supervisory law. Article 27 is a baseline you cannot a…
EU representation for Fintech →HealthTech
Health, wellness, and clinical platforms collect data that falls under GDPR Article 9 special categories. The regulatory floor is higher — a…
EU representation for HealthTech →EdTech
EdTech platforms serving EU schools, universities, and learners process minors' data and engage with publicly-funded buyers — both of which …
EU representation for EdTech →Marketing Agency
Agencies act as processors for many clients but also collect data on EU prospects through their own funnels. Both roles can trigger Article …
EU representation for Marketing agencies →HR Software
Applicant tracking, payroll, and people-ops platforms hold the most sensitive employment data in any organisation — and increasingly serve E…
EU representation for HR software →Legal Tech
Legal-tech platforms process some of the most sensitive third-party data on the market. EU law firms are conservative buyers and expect thei…
EU representation for Legal tech →PropTech
From short-term rentals to commercial leasing analytics, PropTech platforms touch tenant, buyer, and visitor data across EU markets with ver…
EU representation for PropTech →InsurTech
InsurTech operators handle health, financial, and behavioural data on EU policyholders — and operate in a sector under heavy regulatory scru…
EU representation for InsurTech →AdTech
AdTech is the single highest-risk vertical under GDPR. Real-time bidding, fingerprinting, and cross-site tracking are exactly what EU regula…
EU representation for AdTech →Gaming
Game studios and platforms process player identity, payment, voice-chat, and behavioural data from millions of EU users — often including mi…
EU representation for Gaming →Mobile Apps
Mobile apps published in EU app stores hand over identifiers, location, and device data from the first install. SDK chains amplify the data …
EU representation for Mobile apps →AI/ML
AI and ML providers face dual pressure: GDPR Article 27 today, and EU AI Act Article 25 / 54 representative obligations coming online for hi…
EU representation for AI and ML companies →Cybersecurity
Security tooling sees deep, sensitive telemetry across customer environments. Even defensive products process personal data, often in specia…
EU representation for Cybersecurity vendors →Logistics
Logistics platforms route names, addresses, recipient phone numbers, and signature data across EU borders constantly — and the cross-border …
EU representation for Logistics and supply-chain →Travel
Travel platforms process passport-grade identity data, payment data, and detailed itinerary information for EU travellers — the kind of data…
EU representation for Travel and hospitality →Food Delivery
Food delivery platforms gather location, payment, and dietary preference data from EU consumers, plus gig-worker data from couriers — both a…
EU representation for Food delivery platforms →Media/Publishing
Publishers, streaming services, and news platforms profile EU readers, run ad tech, and increasingly handle subscription identities — all in…
EU representation for Media and publishing →Recruitment
Sourcing platforms, ATS vendors, and headhunting tools handle EU candidate data — usually without the candidates ever signing up directly. T…
EU representation for Recruitment platforms →By Country
Article 27 applies to any non-EU controller or processor in scope. These country-specific pages cover the typical EU market entry profile, business types most affected, and how rep4eu receives and forwards authority correspondence for operators based outside the EU.
United States
US companies selling to EU customers, running EU marketing, or simply allowing EU traffic to their website fall within GDPR's territorial sc…
EU representation for US companies →Canada
PIPEDA has been deemed adequate for some EU transfers, but it does not exempt Canadian companies from GDPR Article 27 when they actively off…
EU representation for Canadian companies →Australia
Australian companies serving EU users are squarely within GDPR's reach. The Australian Privacy Act covers Australian operations but does not…
EU representation for Australian companies →United Kingdom
Post-Brexit, UK companies are third-country controllers from the EU's perspective. UK GDPR alone is not enough — Article 27 requires a repre…
EU representation for UK companies →India
Indian SaaS, IT services, and e-commerce companies have grown rapidly into EU markets. The DPDPA covers domestic processing but does nothing…
EU representation for Indian companies →Singapore
Singapore's PDPA gives a strong domestic baseline but is not a substitute for GDPR Article 27 representation when a Singaporean company proc…
EU representation for Singaporean companies →Japan
Japan benefits from the EU's adequacy decision, but adequacy does not exempt Japanese controllers from Article 27 when they target EU reside…
EU representation for Japanese companies →Brazil
Brazil's LGPD is a clear domestic framework, but it does not satisfy GDPR Article 27 when a Brazilian company offers goods or services to EU…
EU representation for Brazilian companies →Israel
Israel has an adequacy decision for transfers, but adequacy does not solve Article 27. Israeli companies serving EU users still need an EU r…
EU representation for Israeli companies →South Korea
South Korea has adequacy, but Korean companies offering goods or services in the EU still fall under Article 27. PIPA covers domestic obliga…
EU representation for South Korean companies →Appoint your EU representative
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