The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs the collection, retention, and use of personal data in the European Union, alongside individual rights over that data. Organizations handling data from EU offices, clients, or users may need to comply. section 8.2.1
For analytics work, GDPR compliance can require teams to:
- Minimize data collection by documenting the questions a project addresses and collecting only the fields needed to answer them. section 8.2.1
- Anonymize or mask personal data used in analysis, such as replacing full names with random strings. section 8.2.1
- Support individual rights, including data deletion and refusal of consent for specified uses. section 8.2.1
- Coordinate compliance practices with IT, security, and legal teams, depending on organizational size and responsibility. section 8.2.1





