GDPR and CCPA Compliance for Small Business, Without the Legal Bills

Get your customer data obligations handled in a weekend, not a quarter

Get Compliant for $97
30-day money-back guarantee — if your compliance package is incomplete, you pay nothing.

GDPR and CCPA compliance for small business has a pricing problem. The tools that cover it thoroughly — OneTrust, TrustArc, Osano — start at $2,000 per month and quote by the number of data subjects, which assumes you have a compliance department to run the platform. Privacy lawyers charge $350 to $500 per hour and bill in six-minute increments. What they produce for a small business in two hours of consultation costs more than most SMBs spend on software in a quarter.

The other option is the blog-post DIY route: paste a privacy policy template from a legal website, cross your fingers about your booking software's data retention settings, and hope the California Attorney General doesn't come knocking. That works until it doesn't. CCPA fines start at $2,500 per unintentional violation. A single data breach notice sent to the wrong 500 customers can cross $1.25 million in statutory exposure before you've opened your email client.

The privacy tools most small business owners actually use — Proton Mail, 1Password, Bitwarden — protect the owner's own data. They do nothing about the customer records sitting in your appointment software, your email marketing list, or your CRM. Those are the records regulators care about.

The Gap Between a $0 Blog Template and a $2,000/Month Enterprise Platform

VPNs and password managers protect your login credentials. They do not produce the Data Processing Agreements your vendors are legally required to sign. They do not generate the consumer rights response workflow you need when a California customer emails asking to see every piece of data you hold on them. They do not audit the third-party tools in your stack to flag which ones are exporting contact data to servers outside the EEA.

OneTrust assumes you have a Data Protection Officer to operate it. The blog-post templates assume you know which clauses apply to your business type and which states you're subject to. Neither accounts for the fact that you are probably a single-location service business or a freelancer with 200 to 2,000 customer records, a Mailchimp list, a Square account, and a scheduling tool — and you need to be compliant by next month, not next fiscal year.

Introducing PrivacyDesk

PrivacyDesk produces the specific compliance documents, data maps, and response workflows a small business actually needs to satisfy GDPR and CCPA obligations. You answer a structured intake questionnaire about your business type, customer record volume, third-party tools, and geographic footprint. PrivacyDesk generates a compliance package built for your specific situation: your stack, your state exposure, your record types. No law degree required to operate it.

What You Get — $97

Custom Privacy Policy — A jurisdiction-aware privacy policy drafted to reflect your actual data practices: what you collect, why you collect it, how long you keep it, and which third parties receive it. Covers CCPA and GDPR disclosure requirements for businesses under the revenue and record thresholds where those laws apply.

Data Inventory Map — A plain-language record of every category of customer data your business holds, which tool stores it, and who has access. This is the document a regulator asks for first and the one most small businesses cannot produce.

Vendor Data Processing Checklist — A review of the third-party tools you named in the intake, flagging which ones require a signed Data Processing Agreement under GDPR Article 28 and providing template DPA language you can send to each vendor.

Consumer Rights Response Workflow — A step-by-step process for handling the four requests you are legally required to fulfill: access requests, deletion requests, opt-out of sale requests, and correction requests. Includes response email templates with legally compliant language and a 45-day tracking log.

Cookie and Tracking Audit — An inventory of the tracking technologies on your website or booking page, with implementation instructions for a compliant consent banner where required.

Annual Refresh Reminder — PrivacyDesk flags your compliance package for review at 12 months and when major regulatory changes affect the states or jurisdictions you operate in.

Small Business Data Breach Response Checklist — A state-by-state guide to breach notification timelines, who you must notify, and what the notices must contain, sized to the record volumes a small business actually holds.

Why $97

A one-hour consultation with a privacy attorney costs $350 to $500 and produces notes, not documents. A compliance platform costs $2,000 per month and takes three months to configure. PrivacyDesk produces a complete, usable compliance package for a business with 200 to 5,000 customer records in under two hours of your time. The $97 price reflects the document set and workflow templates you receive, not an ongoing subscription to a platform you need a specialist to operate. If your situation changes materially — new states, new product lines, a data breach — you can return for an updated package at the same price.

Who This Is For

You collect customer email addresses, phone numbers, or payment information in the course of running your business.

You've seen the CCPA or GDPR acronyms in your inbox and filed the email for later.

You use at least one third-party booking, CRM, or email marketing tool and have no signed agreements with those vendors about what they do with your customer data.

You've looked at compliance platforms and closed the tab when you saw the pricing page.

You'd rather spend a weekend getting this handled than spend the next year knowing it's unresolved.

The Complete Package Guarantee

If your PrivacyDesk compliance package does not cover every document category listed above for your specific business type and tool stack, request a refund within 30 days and receive it in full. The guarantee exists because an incomplete compliance package is worth less than nothing — it creates a false sense of coverage without actually reducing your exposure.

In One Weekend, You'll Have:

• A privacy policy that reflects your actual data practices, ready to publish on your website
• A data inventory your attorney or a regulator can actually read
• Signed or pending Data Processing Agreements with your third-party vendors
• A consumer rights response workflow your front desk or VA can follow without calling you
• A cookie consent setup that meets the standard for states where consent is required
• A breach notification checklist that tells you exactly what to do and when if something goes wrong
• One year of peace of mind before your next compliance review

Frequently Asked Questions

Does PrivacyDesk work with small business data privacy compliance for service businesses like salons, therapists, or contractors?
Yes. The intake questionnaire covers appointment-based service businesses specifically, including the booking tools, payment processors, and client communication platforms common in those industries. The compliance package reflects the record types you actually hold: appointment history, payment information, and contact data — not the data schemas of an e-commerce operation.

PrivacyDesk vs. hiring a privacy lawyer: what's the difference?
A privacy attorney provides legal advice and can represent you in a regulatory proceeding. PrivacyDesk produces compliance documents. For most small businesses under the revenue and record-volume thresholds in CCPA and GDPR, what they need is the correct documents in place, not ongoing legal representation. If you face an active investigation or a breach affecting more than 500 records, consult an attorney. If you need your privacy policy, data map, and vendor agreements handled, PrivacyDesk covers that at a fraction of the cost.

How long does it take to complete the PrivacyDesk intake and receive my compliance package?
The intake questionnaire takes 20 to 40 minutes depending on how many tools you use and how many states your customers are in. Your compliance package is generated and delivered within 24 hours. Most customers complete the intake on a Friday and have a usable package by Saturday morning.

I only have a few hundred customers. Do CCPA and GDPR actually apply to my business?
CCPA applies to for-profit businesses that meet at least one of three thresholds: annual gross revenue over $25 million, buying or selling data on 100,000 or more consumers annually, or deriving 50% or more of annual revenue from selling personal information. Many small businesses fall below those thresholds. GDPR applies if you have customers in the European Union regardless of your size or location. PrivacyDesk's intake determines which regulations apply to your specific situation and scopes your compliance package accordingly — you receive only the documents that are actually relevant.

What it is: A compliance document package that produces the specific privacy policies, data maps, vendor agreements, and consumer rights workflows a small business needs to satisfy GDPR and CCPA obligations.
What you get: Custom privacy policy, data inventory map, vendor Data Processing Agreement checklist, consumer rights response workflow, cookie audit, breach notification checklist, and a 12-month refresh reminder.
Price: $97 one-time
Catch: PrivacyDesk produces documents, not legal advice. If you face an active regulatory investigation, you need an attorney.
Guarantee: Full refund within 30 days if your compliance package is incomplete for your business type.
Get Compliant for $97