Kavya Gaur · GDPR & HIPAA Platform Engineer

Compliant
healthcare &
SaaS platforms
you can trust.

I build GDPR-aligned and HIPAA-ready platforms for healthcare and regulated products: privacy by design, PHI-safe data flows, audit trails, and security that scales.

GDPR and HIPAA compliant platform architecture
94+
Compliant Platforms
GDPR / HIPAA-aligned
18M+
Records Protected
Privacy-by-design
99.95%
Platform Uptime
Production SLAs
312
Privacy Reviews
Shipped features
<4h
Incident Response
Tabletop drills

// the_pattern

Features ship fast. Then regulators and patients ask hard questions.

PHI in logs, weak consent, missing audit trails, and unclear data residency quietly create risk. Here's what usually breaks compliance and trust:

Sensitive data in application logs and error trackers

Impact: HIPAA / GDPR exposure

Consent and lawful basis not wired to product behavior

Impact: DSR backlog +40%

No immutable audit trail for who accessed health data

Impact: Investigation risk

Cross-border transfers without SCCs or safeguards

Impact: Regulatory gap

Vendors without BAAs or DPA coverage for PHI/PII

Impact: Vendor risk

Retention policies not enforced in databases and backups

Impact: Over-retention liability

// process

How I Build Production-Ready Compliant Systems

A structured approach to GDPR and HIPAA-aligned engineering: classify first, control access, then prove it with audits and monitoring.

01

Data Classification + Lawful Basis

Map personal data, health data, and processing purposes before code. Tie GDPR lawful basis and HIPAA permitted uses to real product flows.

ROPA alignmentPHI boundariesConsent flowsMinimization
02

Security Controls + Access Governance

Encryption in transit and at rest, least-privilege RBAC, secrets hygiene, and PHI-safe logging so teams cannot accidentally leak data.

EncryptionRBAC / ABACLog redactionBAA-ready vendors
03

Auditability + Operational Readiness

Immutable access logs, DSR automation hooks, retention jobs, and breach-notification playbooks so compliance is operational, not cosmetic.

Audit trailsDSR toolingRetentionIncident playbooks
Production-ready compliance and healthcare platform workflow
99.95%
Uptime
47
PHI-safe flows
0
Critical audit gaps
// case_studies

Real results. Real data.

Every project is measured by privacy posture, security controls, and operational readiness.

EU Digital Health·GDPR·Next.js·DSR automation

Patient Portal & Consent

Built a GDPR-aligned health app with granular consent, lawful-basis mapping, and automated data subject request workflows across EU regions.

12k+
DSRs processed / yr
38
Data categories mapped
99.2%
Consent capture rate
4.2x
Faster DSR turnaround
  • Implemented purpose-limited processing and retention schedules
  • Wired international transfers with SCCs and transfer impact review
  • Reduced PII surface in logs and third-party SDKs
  • Documented DPIA-ready evidence for new features
GDPR patient portal and consent dashboard preview
US Clinic Network·HIPAA·BAA·EHR integrations

HIPAA-Ready EHR Adjacent SaaS

Delivered a HIPAA-aligned scheduling and messaging layer with PHI segmentation, audit logging, and business associate agreements across the vendor stack.

2.7M+
PHI events audited / yr
18
BAAs in scope
100%
Access logged
0
PHI in client logs
  • Enforced minimum-necessary access for clinical and admin roles
  • Standardized encryption and key rotation for data at rest
  • Built break-glass and emergency access workflows with review
  • Reduced HIPAA review cycle time by 55% with reusable controls
HIPAA-aligned healthcare SaaS dashboard preview
Global MedTech·GDPR + HIPAA·Multi-region·Healthcare SaaS

Cross-Border Compliance Platform

Built a unified healthcare product platform with regional data residency, dual compliance patterns for EU and US patients, and vendor risk governance.

94+
Platforms delivered
11
Regions isolated
99.95%
Compliance uptime
26
Vendor DPAs tracked
  • Aligned product telemetry with GDPR and HIPAA minimum necessary
  • Implemented regional data stores and access boundaries
  • Unified privacy notices and consent UX across locales
  • Cut security review time by 40% with reusable control packs
Compliance overviewLive

94+

Platforms

18M+

Records

0

Critical gaps

GDPR: DSR queue healthy
HIPAA: BAA coverage 100%
Retention: jobs on schedule

Compliance architecture components

Building blocks for GDPR-aligned and HIPAA-ready healthcare and regulated SaaS products.

A

Privacy by Design Layer

Data inventory, classification, and purpose binding across features.

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B

PHI / PII Boundary Service

Clear separation of identifiers, clinical data, and operational logs.

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C

Encryption & Key Management

TLS everywhere, KMS-backed keys, and rotation policies for sensitive data.

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D

Audit & Access Logging

Who accessed what, when, and why — exportable for audits and investigations.

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E

DSR & Consent Orchestration

Automated export, erasure, and correction paths aligned to GDPR.

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F

Vendor & BAA Governance

DPAs, BAAs, and subprocessor risk reviews tracked per environment.

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Questions I'll ask about your compliance posture

So we can quickly identify gaps and align engineering with legal and security expectations.

What personal and health data do you process, and for what purposes?

Lawful basis and HIPAA permitted uses must map to real product behavior, not just privacy policy text.

Where does data live and who can access it in production?

Data residency, role-based access, and auditability are core to both GDPR and HIPAA.

Which vendors touch PHI or PII, and do you have BAAs / DPAs in place?

Vendor chain risk is one of the fastest ways to fail an audit or breach review.

How do you handle DSRs, breaches, and retention in production systems?

Operational automation and runbooks turn compliance from a document into a system.

Let's harden your healthcare and SaaS platform.

Book a 30-minute call with Kavya. Share your product surface, data types, and regions so we can plan GDPR-aligned and HIPAA-ready controls that fit your roadmap.

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