AnnexOps Compliance

GDPR and EU AI Act in one compliance workflow

No other compliance tool maps the intersection of GDPR and the EU AI Act for the same AI system in a single workflow. Stop managing two separate compliance processes for obligations that overlap by over 60%.

โœ“ Article 22 mapping

โœ“ DPIA triggers

โœ“ RoPA export

Overlap areas covered

Where GDPR and EU AI Act converge

Article 22 automated decisions

GDPR Art. 22 rights against automated decision-making map directly to EU AI Act Art. 14 human oversight requirements. Handle both in a single combined DPIA workflow.

DPIA trigger mapping

Determines whether your AI system triggers a GDPR Art. 35 DPIA and how it relates to the EU AI Act risk assessment. Produces a combined assessment document.

Record of Processing Activities

Generates GDPR-compliant RoPA entries linked to the corresponding AI system records. Export for DPO review with a single click.

Transparency obligation merge

Maps GDPR Arts. 13/14 information obligations to EU AI Act Art. 13 transparency requirements. One set of user-facing disclosures serves both regulations.

Overlap engine capabilities

Stop managing GDPR and EU AI Act separately

Article 22 register

Maintain a register of all solely automated decision-making processes with safeguards, human review mechanisms, and data subject rights fulfilment โ€” satisfying both GDPR Art. 22 and AI Act Art. 14.

Combined DPIA workflow

One DPIA assessment satisfies both GDPR Art. 35 and EU AI Act Art. 9 risk management documentation requirements. No duplication, no gaps.

RoPA auto-generation

GDPR-compliant Records of Processing Activities automatically populated from your AI system registrations. Linked to technical documentation for DPO review.

Transparency disclosure merge

Single set of user-facing disclosures covering GDPR information obligations (Arts. 13/14) and EU AI Act transparency requirements (Art. 13). One review, dual compliance.

Data governance alignment

Checks GDPR data minimisation and purpose limitation principles against EU AI Act Art. 10 data governance requirements. Flags conflicts before they become violations.

DPO export package

One-click export of the complete GDPR-AI Act overlap analysis for your DPO. Includes all mapping decisions, assessment outputs, and recommended actions.

Integrations

Works With Your Existing Stack

  • ๐Ÿ™ GitHub Actions
  • ๐ŸฆŠ GitLab CI
  • ๐Ÿค— HuggingFace
  • ๐Ÿง  Anthropic Claude
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Mistral AI
  • โ˜๏ธ AWS SageMaker
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Grafana
  • ๐Ÿ”ด Jira
  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Linear
  • ๐Ÿ”” Slack
  • ๐Ÿ”ท Google Vertex AI
  • ๐Ÿค– OpenAI API

FAQs

Some Frequently Asked Questions and Their Answers

How does GDPR support EU AI Act compliance, and where does it fall short?

GDPR provides a strong foundation in data protection, transparency, and accountability. These principles are relevant to the EU AI Act, especially in areas like data quality and user rights. However, GDPR does not address AI system-level requirements such as risk classification, continuous monitoring, and compliance obligations. This is where additional AI governance is required.

Can organizations reuse their GDPR framework for EU AI Act compliance?

Yes, partially. Organizations can reuse components like data governance policies, consent management, and documentation practices. However, they must extend these frameworks to include AI-specific controls, such as system classification, monitoring, and audit evidence. AnnexOps helps organizations build on their existing GDPR investments instead of replacing them.

What does โ€œbridging GDPR to EU AI Act complianceโ€ mean in practice?

Bridging means extending existing compliance processes from data-level governance to AI system-level governance. AnnexOps connects GDPR-aligned practices with AI-specific requirements by adding layers such as:

  • AI system inventory
  • risk classification
  • compliance obligation mapping
  • continuous monitoring

Why is GDPR alone not sufficient for AI compliance?

GDPR governs how data is collected and processed, but it does not evaluate how AI systems make decisions or what impact those decisions have. The EU AI Act introduces requirements around risk, behavior, and outcomes, which go beyond data protection.

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