What does an external EU data protection officer cost?
Answer two short questions about your company and get an instant indicative price for an external EU DPO mandate under Art. 37 GDPR, from the Standard mandate of CHF 600 per month to a corporate mandate spanning several EU member states. Indicative, not a binding offer and not legal advice.
Your indicative EU DPO price range in two questions
The price of an external EU data protection officer depends mainly on your company size and the number of EU member states in which you operate. The calculator captures both and maps you to the right mandate.
Anyone processing personal data of individuals in the EU falls under the GDPR and in many cases needs a designated data protection officer under Art. 37 GDPR. As a Swiss consultancy, SIDD takes on this role as an external EU DPO mandate: independent, with a named Art. 37 function towards the supervisory authorities, a record of processing activities, support for data protection impact assessments and a fixed response time. The effort, and therefore the price, depends on your size and on how many EU member states you operate in.
The calculator below gives you an honest first tendency, not a binding offer. Your input stays in your browser until you actively choose to request a tailored quote. We prepare the exact offer after a short conversation in which we capture industry, data types and the jurisdictions involved.
Calculate the EU DPO price
Choose company size and the number of EU member states. You instantly see the matching mandate level and the entry conditions.
Your indicative estimate
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from CHF 600 / month
on request
Standard · EU mandate
- Fixed mandate from CHF 600 per month
- Record of processing activities (RoPA)
- 24h response time
- Named Art. 37 function
Premium · flexible contingent
- Flexible annual hour contingent
- Data protection impact assessments
- Training
Corporate · multi-state
- Several EU member states
- Dedicated team
- Escalation to doctorate-level lawyers with CIPP/E
Indicative, not a binding offer and not legal advice. We prepare the exact quote after a short conversation.
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What drives the price of an EU DPO mandate
Four factors explain most price differences. The calculator covers the two most important; we clarify the rest in conversation.
EU jurisdictions
What matters is in how many EU member states you process personal data. A single state is manageable, several states mean different supervisory authorities, local specifics and more coordination. A dual CH and EU mandate combines the revised Swiss FADP and the GDPR in one mandate.
Mandatory or voluntary under Art. 37
Art. 37 GDPR requires a data protection officer among other things for large-scale, regular monitoring of individuals or large-scale processing of special categories of data. Those not strictly obliged may designate a function voluntarily, which influences effort and therefore price.
Company size
More employees and processes mean more processing activities, contracts and data subject requests. Small organisations start with the fixed Standard mandate, larger ones need a flexible contingent or a dedicated team.
Need for impact assessments
New or high-risk processing requires a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) under Art. 35 GDPR. Those regularly introducing new products, tools or data flows have a higher ongoing advisory need, which the Premium mandate bundles in a flexible contingent.
FAQ on the EU DPO price
What does an external EU data protection officer cost?
The Standard mandate for one EU member state starts at CHF 600 per month as a fixed mandate with a named Art. 37 function. Mandates across several EU member states, a dual CH and EU mandate or large organisations are quoted individually, on request. The calculator above gives you an indicative estimate in two questions.
When is an EU data protection officer mandatory under Art. 37 GDPR?
Under Art. 37 GDPR a data protection officer is mandatory among other things when the core activity consists of large-scale, regular and systematic monitoring of individuals, or when special categories of personal data are processed on a large scale, such as health or biometric data. A voluntary designation can also be useful outside the obligation. We clarify your specific situation in an intro call.
What is a dual CH and EU mandate?
Many Swiss companies also sell to customers in the EU and therefore fall under both the revised Swiss FADP and the GDPR. In a dual mandate we take on the data protection advisor function under the revised FADP and the named EU DPO function under Art. 37 GDPR from a single source, with aligned documentation and one contact for both legal areas. This saves coordination but is more involved than a Swiss-only mandate and is therefore quoted on request.
What is the difference between Standard and Premium?
Standard is a fixed EU mandate from CHF 600 per month for one EU member state, with a record of processing activities, 24h response time and a named Art. 37 function. Premium adds a flexible annual hour contingent, support for data protection impact assessments and training, suited to larger organisations or several jurisdictions, both on request.
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In a short intro call we assess your specific case, clarify the EU jurisdictions involved and give you a binding offer for your EU DPO mandate.