GDPR Compliance Considerations for VPS Hosting
If your Breeze hosts data from EU residents, you must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). While your hosting provider handles infrastructure, you are responsible for the data you process and store.
Key GDPR Obligations
- Data Minimization — Only collect and store personal data you actually need.
- Encryption at Rest and in Transit — Use TLS for all connections and encrypt stored data.
- Right to Erasure — Implement processes to delete user data upon request.
- Data Processing Agreements — Ensure contracts with any third-party services cover GDPR requirements.
- Breach Notification — Report breaches to your supervisory authority within 72 hours.
Technical Measures on Your Breeze
# Encrypt a data partition with LUKS
sudo cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/vdb
sudo cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/vdb encrypted_data
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/mapper/encrypted_data
# Enable automatic audit logging
sudo apt install auditd
sudo systemctl enable auditdDocumentation Requirements
Maintain a Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) documenting what data you collect, why, how it is stored, and who has access. Conduct periodic Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for high-risk processing activities. Keeping thorough documentation demonstrates accountability and helps during regulatory audits.