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Does the EU Data Act apply to your business?

Answer a few plain-English questions to see whether your organisation may be affected by the EU Data Act. Built for businesses working with connected products, IoT, SaaS, cloud services and B2B data-sharing arrangements.

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For initial guidance only — not legal advice.

Quick check covers

  • Connected products and IoT devices
  • Related digital services
  • Machine, sensor and usage data
  • Cloud and data-processing services
  • B2B data-sharing contracts
  • SME exposure to unfair contract terms
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Answer these questions

Select the answers that best describe your business. Your result will appear instantly.

1. Do you sell, lease, supply or provide services to customers in the EU?

2. Do you manufacture, sell, lease or operate connected products?

Examples: vehicles, smart devices, machinery, sensors, medical devices, energy devices or industrial equipment.

3. Do you provide a digital service linked to a connected product?

Examples: companion apps, dashboards, monitoring portals, maintenance software or remote-management tools.

4. Do your products or services generate usage, sensor, operational or machine data?

5. Could a customer, business user or third party ask to access or share that data?

6. Do you provide cloud, hosting, SaaS, platform, infrastructure or data-processing services?

7. Do you use contracts that control access to, use of, or sharing of business data?

8. Are you an SME dealing with data-sharing terms imposed by a larger company?

Why this matters

The EU Data Act is now in application

The EU Data Act applies from 12 September 2025. It is intended to improve access to data generated by connected products and related services, support fair B2B data-sharing conditions, and make switching between cloud and data-processing providers easier.

Businesses most likely to be affected include those involved in IoT, connected devices, vehicles, industrial machinery, smart equipment, SaaS, cloud services, data platforms and data-sharing contracts.

Typical affected sectors

  • Automotive and vehicle data
  • IoT and smart devices
  • Industrial machinery and manufacturing
  • Agriculture and sensor-based systems
  • Cloud, SaaS and hosting providers
  • Maintenance, repair and aftermarket services

Guides by business type

Explore EU Data Act guidance by topic

These short guides explain how the EU Data Act may affect different types of businesses and data arrangements.

Does the EU Data Act apply?

Start here if you want a plain-English overview of which businesses may be affected.

Connected products

For IoT, smart devices, machinery, vehicles and other products that generate data.

Cloud services

For cloud, hosting, platform, infrastructure and data-processing service providers.

SaaS providers

For software platforms handling customer data, export, portability or switching.

B2B data sharing

For businesses reviewing data-sharing contracts, SME terms and access rights.

Compliance checklist

A practical checklist for reviewing products, services, contracts and internal processes.

Use the checklist before speaking to a legal or compliance adviser

A practical starting point for reviewing products, services, contracts and data-access processes.

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