/compliance-check -- Compliance Review

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Run a compliance check on a proposed action, product feature, marketing campaign, or business initiative.

Important: This command assists with legal workflows but does not provide legal advice. Compliance assessments should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals. Regulatory requirements change frequently; always verify current requirements with authoritative sources.

Usage

/compliance-check $ARGUMENTS

What I Need From You

Describe what you're planning to do. Examples: - "We want to launch a referral program with cash rewards" - "We're adding biometric authentication to our mobile app" - "We need to process EU customer data in our US data center" - "Marketing wants to use customer testimonials in ads"

Output

## Compliance Check: [Initiative]

### Summary
[Quick assessment: Proceed / Proceed with conditions / Requires further review]

### Applicable Regulations and Policies
| Regulation/Policy | Relevance | Key Requirements |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------------|
| [GDPR / CCPA / HIPAA / etc.] | [How it applies] | [What you need to do] |

### Requirements
| # | Requirement | Status | Action Needed |
|---|-------------|--------|---------------|
| 1 | [Requirement] | [Met / Not Met / Unknown] | [What to do] |

### Risk Areas
| Risk | Severity | Mitigation |
|------|----------|------------|
| [Risk] | [High/Med/Low] | [How to address] |

### Recommended Actions
1. [Most important action]
2. [Second priority]
3. [Third priority]

### Approvals Needed
| Approver | Why | Status |
|----------|-----|--------|
| [Person/Team] | [Reason] | [Pending] |

### Further Review Recommended
[Areas where outside counsel or specialist review is advised]

Privacy Regulation Overview

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

Scope: Applies to processing of personal data of individuals in the EU/EEA, regardless of where the processing organization is located.

Key Obligations for In-House Legal Teams: - Lawful basis: Identify and document lawful basis for each processing activity (consent, contract, legitimate interest, legal obligation, vital interest, public task) - Data subject rights: Respond to access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, and objection requests within 30 days (extendable by 60 days for complex requests) - Data protection impact assessments (DPIAs): Required for processing likely to result in high risk to individuals - Breach notification: Notify supervisory authority within 72 hours of becoming aware of a personal data breach; notify affected individuals without undue delay if high risk - Records of processing: Maintain Article 30 records of processing activities - International transfers: Ensure appropriate safeguards for transfers outside EEA (SCCs, adequacy decisions, BCRs) - DPO requirement: Appoint a Data Protection Officer if required (public authority, large-scale processing of special categories, large-scale systematic monitoring)

Common In-House Legal Touchpoints: - Reviewing vendor DPAs for GDPR compliance - Advising product teams on privacy by design requirements - Responding to supervisory authority inquiries - Managing cross-border data transfer mechanisms - Reviewing consent mechanisms and privacy notices

CCPA / CPRA (California Consumer Privacy Act / California Privacy Rights Act)

Scope: Applies to businesses that collect personal information of California residents and meet revenue, data volume, or data sale thresholds.

Key Obligations: - Right to know: Consumers can request disclosure of personal information collected, used, and shared - Right to delete: Consumers can request deletion of their personal information - Right to opt-out: Consumers can opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information - Right to correct: Consumers can request correction of inaccurate personal information (CPRA addition) - Right to limit use of sensitive personal information: Consumers can limit use of sensitive PI to specific purposes (CPRA addition) - Non-discrimination: Cannot discriminate against consumers who exercise their rights - Privacy notice: Must provide a privacy notice at or before collection describing categories of PI collected and purposes - Service provider agreements: Contracts with service providers must restrict use of PI to the specified business purpose

Response Timelines: - Acknowledge receipt within 10 business days - Respond substantively within 45 calendar days (extendable by 45 days with notice)

Other Key Regulations to Monitor