Data Privacy & Protection Consulting

Data privacy consultants help companies comply with privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and data protection requirements.

With privacy regulations strict and fines severe, consulting generates revenue of $170,000-$580,000 with 80-90% margins.

The business requires privacy law expertise, regulation knowledge (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA), legal or compliance background, assessment methodology, and consulting skills.

Services include privacy compliance assessments, GDPR and CCPA consulting, privacy policy development, data mapping and inventory, subject rights request processes, and breach response planning.

Revenue through project fees and retainers.

Success factors include deep privacy regulation knowledge, legal or compliance background helpful, understanding data flows and processing, providing practical implementation guidance, and serving companies with EU or CA customers.

Marketing focuses on businesses with international customers, tech companies, and e-commerce.

With privacy regulations expanding and enforcement increasing in 2025, privacy consulting offers compliance opportunities serving data protection with regulatory expertise as major differentiator.