GDPRBasicsforUSCompaniesHiringUK/EU-FacingDevelopers
If your US company's product will handle personal data belonging to UK or EU users, GDPR applies to you regardless of where your company is based — that's worth understanding before your developer starts building the data model.
What GDPR Actually Requires, in Plain Terms
GDPR requires a lawful basis for processing personal data, gives individuals rights over their own data (access, correction, deletion), and requires reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect that data. It applies based on whose data you're processing — UK/EU residents — not based on where your company is incorporated.
This is general technical background, not legal advice — a qualified privacy attorney should review your specific product's data handling and confirm what GDPR (and, separately, UK GDPR post-Brexit) requires for your situation.
What This Means for How Your Developer Builds
Practically, GDPR-conscious development means building in the ability to export or delete a user's data on request, being deliberate about what personal data you actually collect (only what's needed, not collected "just in case"), and choosing infrastructure and third-party services with GDPR compliance in mind. These are architectural decisions that are far cheaper to make from the start than to retrofit later.
A developer experienced with EU-facing clients will typically ask about this during initial scoping rather than after the data model is already built — that's a good signal to look for when hiring for a product that will touch UK/EU user data.
Building This Into the Scoping Conversation
Raise your GDPR-relevant requirements explicitly during your first scoping call, so they're reflected in the written quote and architecture from the start. This is a normal, expected part of scoping for any product touching UK/EU user data, not an unusual add-on request.
Key Takeaways
- →GDPR applies based on whose data you process (UK/EU residents), not where your company is based.
- →GDPR requires a lawful basis for processing, user data rights (access/deletion), and reasonable data protection measures.
- →Data export/deletion capability and minimal data collection should be architectural decisions made from the start.
- →Raise GDPR-relevant requirements explicitly during initial scoping, not after the data model is built.
- →This is general information, not legal advice — consult a qualified privacy attorney for your specific product.
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