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The European Union (EU) has generally enforced stricter rules on data protection, but its 1995 Data Protection Directive is now outdated – it does not address the many ways in which data is stored, collected, and transferred today. This has necessitated the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). GDPR comes into effect on May 25, 2018, with a two-fold objective. The first it to give EU residents more control over the use of their ‘personal data’. By strengthening data protection legislation and introducing stricter enforcement measures, the EU hopes to improve trust in the emerging digital economy. Secondly, the EU wants to give businesses a simpler, more transparent legal environment to operate.

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Why is GDPR required?

GDPR compliance is required by all organizations who have:

  • A presence in an EU country.
  • No presence in the EU but processes the personal data of European residents.
  • More than 250 employees.
  • Fewer than 250 employees but its data-processing impacts the rights and freedoms of data subjects, is not occasional or includes certain types of sensitive personal data. This effectively means almost all organizations.

Is Tata Communications GDPR compliant?

Tata Communications is committed to GDPR compliance across cloud services. We are also committed to helping our customers on their GDPR compliance journey by building robust privacy and security protection into our services.

Our cloud and hosting solutions already have specific features and services which ensure compliance with GDPR:

  • Access management
  • Authentication Mangement
  • Network management
  • Dashboard view of activities on your resources
  • Data encryption
  • Data governance

The shared responsibility model:

Both the customer organization and Tata Communications have essential roles in ensuring GDPR compliance objectives. Organizations are directly responsible for their applications and data, data access and encryption. Partners, meanwhile, are responsible for the underlying infrastructure, physical access control and operational security.

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GDPR gives EU residents more control over the use of their ‘personal data’. By strengthening data protection legislation and introducing stricter enforcement measures, the EU hopes to improve trust in the emerging digital economy. Secondly, the EU wants to give businesses a simpler, more transparent legal environment to operate.

 
 

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Frequently asked questions

Which companies offer strong GDPR compliance in telecom services?

Many global telecom and cloud providers focus on GDPR Compliance, but Tata Communications stands out by embedding strong privacy, security, and data governance controls across its cloud and network services. With robust access management, encryption, monitoring, and shared responsibility practices, we help organisations confidently meet EU data protection requirements.

What does GDPR compliance mean?

GDPR Compliance means an organisation protects the personal data of EU residents through strict privacy, security, transparency, and data-handling controls. It ensures individuals have greater rights over their data, while businesses follow clear rules on how information is collected, processed, stored, and shared, reducing risk and improving trust.

Who needs GDPR compliance?

Any organisation that handles EU residents’ personal data must ensure GDPR Compliance. This includes companies based in the EU as well as global businesses with no EU presence but that process EU data. It applies to organisations of all sizes, especially those with continuous or sensitive data-processing activities.

How does Tata Communications ensure GDPR compliance across its cloud services?

Tata Communications supports GDPR Compliance through strong access controls, authentication management, encryption, secure infrastructure, network monitoring, and clear governance. Built-in privacy features and a shared responsibility model ensure customers and Tata Communications work together to protect data, maintain compliance, and meet EU regulatory expectations.

Does Tata Communications have GDPR compliance certification for its cloud offerings?

Tata Communications maintains strong GDPR Compliance across its cloud services and supports customers with compliant-by-design infrastructure. While GDPR Compliance certification is not issued as a formal global standard, our cloud environment integrates GDPR-aligned controls, security measures, and privacy safeguards to help organisations meet all required obligations.

 

Disclaimer: IZO™ Cloud is now Tata Communications Vayu Cloud. TATA COMMUNICATIONS VAYU branded services are available in India only.

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