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title: "GDPR Data Compliance — Definition & Engineering Context"
description: "The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive European Union regulation establishing strict guidelines for the collection, storage, and processing of personal data belonging to EU citizens."
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# GDPR Data Compliance

> **Definition:** The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a comprehensive European Union regulation establishing strict guidelines for the collection, storage, and processing of personal data belonging to EU citizens.

## In depth

GDPR grants users privacy rights: the right to access their personal records, the right to correct errors, and the right to be forgotten (data deletion). Implementing GDPR compliance requires mapping all customer databases and creating automated exporters to process user deletion requests.

## How ERPStack applies this

We build GDPR-compliant systems with automated data deletion scripts and encrypted user schemas, ensuring your global platforms avoid privacy compliance penalties.

## Related reading

- [SOC 2 Compliance](https://erpstack.io/glossary/soc2)
- [HIPAA Compliance](https://erpstack.io/glossary/hipaa)