On October 21, 2019, on the LawUp: Law and Entrepreneurship podcast, our Managing Partner Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu gave an in-depth interview on the protection of personal data.

The central thesis of the interview was clear: data protection is not merely a compliance topic; when structured correctly, it is an operational discipline that shapes both product architecture and customer trust.

Data-protection thresholds for founders

Notice, explicit consent, data minimization, retention periods and data security — the legal controls a founder must bake into the design from day one — were walked through step by step.

Sanctions and risk

The administrative fines for data-protection breaches, the reputational impact and the effect on customer trust were illustrated with practical examples.

Highlights from this interview

  • Design: Embedding data protection into product architecture
  • Thresholds: Notice, consent, minimization, retention
  • Risk: Fines, reputation, customer trust

You can listen to the interview on Apple Podcasts.

Author

  • Erdem Mümtaz Hacıpaşaoğlu

    Mümtaz is the Managing Partner of Vircon Legal, which he founded in 2016. He advises founders, investors and operators on financing rounds, M&A, cross-border incorporations and regulated verticals — including crypto-asset infrastructure, fintech and games — bringing a former startup founder's perspective to every engagement.

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Published: 21 October 2019 · last updated: 24 May 2026
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