GDPR-Safe Video Meetings

A GDPR-compliant video meeting platform ensures that personal data is processed, stored, and protected in line with EU regulations. With Eyre, businesses get:

✅ GDPR-compliant meetings, recordings, and data storage.
✅ Full control over user data with transparent privacy policies.
✅ Advanced security and encryption, eliminating compliance headaches.

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GDPR Meeting Compliance: Why Eyre Meets the Highest Standards

Businesses operating in the EU (or handling EU customer data) must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ensuring that user information is processed, stored, and protected with the highest standards of security and transparency.

At Eyre, we don’t just follow GDPR requirements—we embed compliance into every aspect of our platform. Whether it’s secure AI-driven GDPR and recording meetings, encrypted video streams, or granular data controls, Eyre ensures that businesses can conduct virtual meetings with full confidence in data privacy, security, and compliance.

How Eyre Ensures GDPR Compliance

End-to-End Encryption for Maximum Security

GDPR mandates that companies protect personal data from unauthorized access, leaks, or breaches. Eyre delivers end-to-end encryption for:

Live video streams – Prevents unauthorized interception of video and audio.

Meeting recordings – Stored securely with encryption-at-rest, ensuring only authorized users can access them.

Chat messages and shared files – Encrypted to prevent unauthorized data exposure.

With AES-256 encryption and secure key management, Eyre ensures that only meeting participants have access to sensitive discussions.

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GDPR compliant video meetings

User Data Minimization & Storage Compliance

GDPR emphasizes data minimization—companies should only collect and store the absolute minimum amount of data necessary for their service. Eyre follows this principle by:
Not recording meetings by default – Users have full control over what gets recorded and stored.
Automatic data retention policies – Set limits on how long meeting data is stored, with auto-deletion options to reduce risk.
Regional data hosting – Businesses can choose where their meeting data is stored, ensuring compliance with EU data residency laws.

Unlike generic video conferencing platforms that retain meeting data indefinitely, Eyre ensures that users control their own data lifecycle.

Compliance-Ready for Regulated Industries

Many industries—finance, healthcare, legal, and government sectors—require GDPR compliance alongside industry-specific regulations (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001). Eyre is designed for high-security environments, ensuring:
Full audit trails – Track meeting access, changes, and data interactions for regulatory reporting.
Customizable security settings – Tailor compliance settings to meet both GDPR and industry-specific mandates (available June 2025)
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) – Ensures only authorized people can access sensitive meetings.

Asks for user consent before recording meetings.
Provides clear, user-friendly privacy settings, allowing businesses to manage data-sharing preferences.
Uses AI ethically, ensuring that any AI-driven transcriptions or analytics adhere to strict privacy policies.

By eliminating hidden tracking and giving users full control over their data, Eyre empowers businesses to meet compliance effortlessly. 

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Why GDPR-Compliant Meetings Are Important

Failing to meet GDPR requirements isn’t just a security risk. Failure to meet GDPR regulations can result in hefty fines (up to €20 million or 4% of global revenue). More importantly, non-compliance can erode trust with clients, partners, and stakeholders.

Eyre doesn’t just meet GDPR standards—it exceeds them, ensuring that businesses can collaborate securely without worrying about compliance risks.

 

GDPR-Safe Video Meetings Secured By Design, By Default

Eyre doesn’t just meet GDPR standards—it exceeds them, ensuring that businesses can collaborate securely without worrying about compliance risks.

FAQ About GDPR-Safe Video Meetings

How does Eyre ensure GDPR-compliant data access and deletion rights?

Under GDPR, users have the right to access, modify, or delete their personal data at any time. Eyre fully supports these rights by providing easy-to-use data access policies, allowing users to download, modify, or delete their meeting records. Unlike many video conferencing platforms that complicate data deletion requests, Eyre ensures that businesses remain compliant with minimal effort. There's also a "Forget Me" feature, ensuring that companies can permanently erase user data upon request. Strict access controls ensure that only authorized personnel can view or manage sensitive meeting information.

What makes a video meeting GDPR-compliant?

A GDPR-compliant video meeting platform ensures that personal data is processed, stored, and protected in line with EU regulations. This means end-to-end encryption to prevent unauthorized access, user consent before recording or processing data, data minimization (only collecting necessary information), user rights to access, modify, or delete their data and data residency options to store recordings in GDPR-compliant region.

How does encryption protect finance meeting data?

Encryption scrambles data so unauthorized parties can’t read it. End-to-end encryption adds another layer, ensuring data remains secure from the moment it’s shared until it arrives at its destination.

What if i need to share GDPR meeting transcripts with third parties?

Verify that the transcript is stored in a secure environment. if you must share it, use password protection or a secure link that ensures only authorized individuals can access the file.

Do I need user consent to record a meeting under GDPR?

Yes. Under GDPR, you must obtain explicit consent from all participants before recording a meeting. A compliant platform should notify participants before recording starts, allow users to opt out of being recorded and provide clear policies on how recordings are stored and used.

Are meeting recordings and transcripts stored on secure servers?

As a GDPR-safe meeting platform, Eyre relies on cloud providers with high-grade security certifications, such as iso 27001. Eyre stores meeting data either in Google secure vaults or on the connected cloud vault specified by the client.

How long is meeting data stored?

GDPR-compliant AI meeting platform allows users to set retention periods and delete data when no longer needed, minimizing the risk of over-retention. Retention periods also depend on your company policy and local regulations. Some industries require a specific number of years for record-keeping, especially for audits.

Where should GDPR-compliant meeting data be stored?

GDPR requires that personal data of EU citizens be stored in GDPR-compliant regions. This means that businesses should choose platforms that offer data centers in the EU or approved regions. You should avoid storing sensitive meeting data on non-compliant third-party servers and have data residency options that comply with company-specific requirements.

How does end-to-end encryption protect GDPR video meetings?

End-to-end encryption ensures that only meeting participants can access video, audio, and chat content, preventing unauthorized interception or cyberattacks. With proper encryption protocols, data remains secure even if network breaches occur. This is especially important for businesses handling sensitive conversations, as third-party access is eliminated, reducing exposure to external risks. Eyre implements AES-256 encryption to ensure all meeting content remains protected.

What are my rights under GDPR when using a video meeting platform?

GDPR grants users significant control over their personal data. Individuals have the right to request a copy of any personal data stored about them, correct inaccuracies, and request the deletion of recordings or other meeting-related data. The regulation also ensures that users can download and transfer their data if needed. A GDPR-compliant meeting platform should provide straightforward options for users to exercise these rights, ensuring full transparency and control over personal information.

Can meeting participants control their personal data in a GDPR-compliant platform?

Yes, a GDPR-compliant video meeting platform should give users full control over their data. This includes options to delete meeting recordings (including a set retention period), request data access or removal, and adjust privacy settings for camera, microphone, and chat visibility. Platforms that prioritize transparency allow users to see exactly how their data is used and stored, ensuring full compliance with privacy laws. Eyre provides these granular data controls, allowing businesses to manage compliance effortlessly.

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That Protect Your Privacy

Eyre was designed with compliance in mind and goes beyond GDPR requirements to offer enterprise-grade security and privacy. The platform provides end-to-end encrypted video, audio, and chat, ensuring that sensitive discussions remain confidential. Users can control data retention and deletion policies, choose GDPR-compliant EU-based storage locations, and access clear data processing policies. Unlike many competitors, Eyre does not retain unnecessary personal data, keeping businesses compliant while prioritizing security and privacy.

 

GDPR compliance is not just a legal requirement—it’s a critical factor in maintaining trust and protecting user data. Eyre ensures businesses meet these standards effortlessly, providing a secure and future-proof meeting solution. If you’re looking for a GDPR-compliant video platform, let’s connect to discuss how Eyre can help keep your business secure.