--- title: "GDPR Compliant Offline Storage | Firevault" description: "Article 32 asks for appropriate technical measures. A Firevault vault sits off the network entirely, so personal data cannot be reached, altered or exfiltrated." lang: en-GB json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://fire-vault.com/#organization", "name": "Firevault", "legalName": "Firevault Limited", "url": "https://fire-vault.com", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://fire-vault.com/logo.png", "width": 200, "height": 60 }, "foundingDate": "2025-03", "description": "Protect what matters with Offline Secure Storage and control what moves with Control by Firevault. 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Offline Secure Storage provides the strongest possible technical measure, physical disconnection. This is a mapping , not a certification claim. Firevault holds Cyber Essentials Plus. Everything else on this page is stated as alignment: Offline Secure Storage® produces evidence you can point at in your own submission, assessment or audit. 02 What is tested ## What Regulators Look For Each line below is something an assessor, regulator or underwriter can ask you to evidence. Evidence of appropriate technical measures Data minimisation and storage limitation Demonstrable access controls and audit trails Privacy by design and by default 03 Consequences ## Regulatory Consequences What happens when the control is missing, and the record cannot be produced. ### Financial Penalties Up to €20M or 4% of annual global turnover ### Regulatory Scrutiny Increased oversight and mandatory audits ### Reputational Damage Loss of customer trust and market position ### Legal Action Class action lawsuits and individual claims 04 The architecture ## How OSS Supports GDPR Compliance Offline Secure Storage addresses multiple GDPR requirements through physical disconnection, providing demonstrable evidence of the strongest possible technical measures. ### Physical Disconnection Data stored offline cannot be accessed remotely, the strongest technical measure available ### Access Controls Identity-verified access with complete audit trails for every interaction ### Encryption at Rest Hardware-level encryption ensures data remains protected even in physical scenarios ### Data Sovereignty Data remains in your jurisdiction with no third-party cloud dependencies 05 What sits offline ## Data Types Protected Under GDPR The records most often moved into Offline Secure Storage® for this framework. Employee personal records Customer PII and financial data Health and biometric data Legal privilege communications Board and governance records Children's data and safeguarding records ### Authoritative Sources - [ICO GDPR Guidance (ICO) ](https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/) - [NCSC Offline Backups in an Online World (NCSC) ](https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/offline-backups-in-an-online-world) ![Mark Fermor](/assets/mark-fermor-aWtKNSv7.jpg) ![David Bailey](/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) ![Kenny Phipps](/assets/kenny-phipps-CVyooRsR.jpg) Online Now Concierge ## Tell us which framework you are being tested against. We will map Offline Secure Storage® to the outcomes your assessor is checking, and give you the wording and evidence to submit. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up