Privacy compliance stopped being a one-time exercise.

As organisations collect, process and exchange growing volumes of personal data, privacy has become a business governance responsibility, not a legal filing exercise carried out once and revisited every few years.

For most Saudi organisations, the challenge is no longer understanding what PDPL requires. It is maintaining continuous accountability across people, processes, technology and third-party ecosystems, every day the business keeps operating, expanding and changing systems.

 

Why It Matters

Three reasons organisations bring in an outsourced privacy function

Regulatory Accountability

Demonstrate ongoing compliance readiness through structured privacy governance, not a single audit that ages the moment the business changes.

Operational Complexity

Coordinate privacy responsibilities that now span legal, IT, HR, security and the wider business, instead of leaving ownership diffused across departments.

Specialist Expertise

Access experienced privacy professionals on demand, without carrying the cost and hiring risk of building a full internal function from scratch.

Our DPO Services

Comprehensive Data Protection Officer Support

Helping organisations strengthen privacy governance, maintain compliance, and manage personal data responsibly.

Monitoring

Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of privacy practices to ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies.

Data Management

Data Management

Supporting organisations in managing personal data securely through effective governance and controls.

Breach Coordination

Breach Coordination

Providing structured support for identifying, managing, and responding to data breaches effectively.

Records Management

Developing and Maintaining Records

Helping maintain accurate records of processing activities and privacy documentation.

Regulatory Accountability

Regulatory Accountability

Ensuring accountability through governance frameworks, policies, and regulatory alignment.

Privacy by Design Advisory

Privacy by Design Advisory

Embedding privacy considerations into processes, systems, and projects from the beginning.

How We Work

From compliance readiness to privacy maturity

Follow the connected pathway to see how RSM Saudi Arabia builds a privacy operating model with you, from initial assessment through to ongoing oversight.

 

Select any stage to explore the work involved.

Assess

Understand your current privacy posture and identify gaps against PDPL requirements, benchmarked against how SDAIA actually enforces the law.

Why RSM

Local understanding. Global expertise. Practical execution.

Cloud Migration

Saudi Regulatory Knowledge

Grounded in PDPL requirements, SDAIA expectations and the operating realities of doing business in the Kingdom.

 
Products Implementation

Global Advisory Strength

Supported by RSM's international network across governance, risk and compliance, bringing a wider frame of reference to local decisions.

 
Automation and Integrations

Business-Focused Implementation

Helping organisations embed privacy practices that work operationally, not frameworks that only hold up on paper.

 
At a Glance

DPO service capabilities, brought together as one accountable function

Explore each capability to see how the service supports day-to-day privacy governance and stronger PDPL readiness.

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Every organisation handles data differently. Privacy solutions should too.

From enterprises to publicly listed companies, RSM builds DPO functions around the data footprint of each sector, not a template extended across every industry.

 

Evaluate Your Saudi PDPL Compliance Maturity

Take our quick, self-paced assessment to benchmark your organization’s data privacy readiness. Instantly receive a personalized PDF report detailing your maturity level across 8 critical PDPL domains.

What’s Inside the Report:

  • An instant breakdown of your current risk score and maturity stage.
  • Identification of immediate priority gaps, from data mapping to vendor risk.
  • A roadmap to help your legal and management teams establish a defensible baseline.

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