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Data Protection Consultancy

Helping your firm protect personal data, earn trust, and stay compliant.

We do data protection differently.

At STJ, we know that data privacy is about more than ticking boxes — it’s about building trust, managing risk, and supporting business growth. We take a practical, commercially aware approach to data protection, helping firms meet their legal obligations while enabling innovation and efficiency.

Whether you're responding to regulatory change, building a privacy programme from scratch, or simply trying to avoid fines and reputational damage, we provide tailored support that aligns with your operational realities.

We work with financial services firms across the UK and UAE to design, review, and embed data protection frameworks that work — for your business, your clients, and your people.

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Our Data Protection Consultancy Services Include:

1. Data Protection Compliance Reviews

  • Gap analysis and audits against UK GDPR, DIFC, ADGM, and UAE Federal Law

  • Risk-based action plans and prioritised remediation

  • Ongoing monitoring and assurance programmes

2. Data Privacy Frameworks

  • Design or enhancement of policies, procedures, and internal governance

  • Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)

  • Data processing inventories and records of processing activities (RoPAs)

3. Data Subject Rights & Breach Response

  • Implementation of subject access request (SAR) processes

  • Handling of rectification, deletion, and portability requests

  • Breach response planning, investigation, and regulatory reporting

4. Cross-Border Data Transfers

  • Support with international data transfer frameworks, SCCs and BCRs

  • Advice on UAE-to-UK and UK-to-UAE data flows

  • Third-country risk assessments and transfer impact assessments (TIAs)

5. Third-Party Data Risk Management

  • Vendor due diligence and data processing agreements

  • Ongoing monitoring and oversight frameworks

  • Contract review and standard clauses for controllers/processors

6. Data Security & Cyber Risk Alignment

  • Support integrating data protection with cyber risk frameworks

  • Advice on encryption, access controls, and technical security measures

  • Liaison with IT teams to align legal, risk, and technical approaches

7. Data Retention & Minimisation

  • Creation or review of data retention schedules and policies

  • Guidance on lawful retention, deletion, and data minimisation

  • Support with defensible data disposal and legacy data clean-up

8. Training & Awareness

  • Tailored data protection training for staff, leadership, and system owners

  • Practical workshops and e-learning support

  • Ongoing culture-building and reinforcement strategies

9. DPO Support & Outsourcing

  • Interim or outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) services

  • Support for in-house DPOs, including advice, policy reviews and reporting

  • Liaison with supervisory authorities (e.g. ICO, DIFC Commissioner, ADGM Office)

Why Work With STJ?

✔️ Experts in UK and UAE data protection regimes
✔️ Integrated approach – privacy, risk, and regulatory alignment
✔️ Trusted by financial services firms, fintechs, and global players
✔️ Flexible support – from audits to outsourced DPO services
✔️ Access to Data Protection Officers, Privacy Lawyers, and Cyber Risk Consultants