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From small businesses to large corporations:  100+ DataGuard experts have you covered with all of your data protection needs.

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Industry-specific support, tailored to your needs.

Whatever challenge you’re facing, we have seen and solved it before.

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IT & Software

Topics we can help you with: 

  • successfully implementing Privacy by Design & Privacy by Default concepts
  • using data privacy compliant software solutions
  • GDPR-compliant data exchanges with third-party providers, service providers and customers 
  • creating erasure concepts for every tool you use (eg. CRM) 
  • effectively managing compliance requirements of your customers and business partners

Industry & Production

Topics we can support you with: 

  • creating erasure concepts for every tool you use (eg. CRMs) 
  • using tracking and RFID in compliance with data privacy laws 
  • sing tracking and RFID in compliance with data privacy laws 
  • transferring data safely outside of the EU/EEA 
  • creating concepts for the compliant use of Industry 4.0/IoT 

Craft & Construction

Topics we can support you with: 

  • GDPR-compliant GPS tracking of company vehicles
  • collecting and processing tenants’ data compliantly 
  • archiving correspondence correctly
  • making your construction sites compliant (e.g. communication tools, DPAs)
  • transferring data outside of the EU/EEA (e.g. customer communication) 

Commerce

Topics we can support you with: 

  • establishing GDPR-compliant video surveillance on your premises and storage rooms
  • securing GDPR-compliant data processing by third-party providers and for cashless payments 
  • sending out GDPR-compliant newsletters
  • monitoring employee activity compliantly (e.g. time and attendance recording) 
  • launching your online store (privacy policies, cookie banners, plug-ins, etc) 

Healthcare

Topics we can support you with: 

  • hosting and processing sensitive patient data
  • implementing the GDPR into your everyday practice
  • creating and reviewing new data processing agreements (DPAs)
  • correctly organising and implementing access rights
  • obtaining consents or releases from confidentiality 

Marketing, Advertising, PR

Topics we can support you with: 

  • implementing GDPR-compliant inbound marketing
  • sending out newsletters in compliance with data privacy laws
  • compliantly creating or using photos and videos
  • transferring data safely outside of the EU/EEA
  • confidently using freelancers and external service providers in compliance with GDPR

Logistics & Mobility

Topics we can support you with: 

  • implementing GDPR-compliant GEO/GPS tracking
  • adhering to retention periods and creating erasure concepts for geodata or customer data
  • creating concepts for the privacy compliant use of Industry 4.0/IoT
  • transferring data safely outside of the EU/EEA 
  • forwarding delivery addresses to third parties in a GDPR-compliant and secure way 
  • reading tachographs while adhering to GDPR

Finance

Topics we can support you with: 

  • complying with retention requirements
  • responding to data subject requests
  • compliantly collecting and storing banking information (e.g. ID and credit card data)
  • resolving challenges when using online payment services (apps, software)
  • IT and data security, as well as the implementation of ISO 27001
  • compliantly and securely transferring data outside of the EU/EEA (global banking)

Hospitality

Topics we can support you with: 

  • using booking portals in compliance with the GDPR
  • compliantly keeping guest profiles (e.g. allergies, guest wishes)
  • managing COVID requirements securely
  • to create erasure concepts in compliance with deadlines.
  • to compliantly handlcopies of personal identification. 

Explore the platform

Benefit from our easy-to-use online platform. Supported by machine-learning, it will help standardising and speeding up cumbersome processes for you and your team. To always keep you on top of things, you can access all information related to your current compliance status, or use the platform to easily connect with your dedicated expert and their team. Take a look at the main features on the right.

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DASHBOARD

Your overview for the compliance status of your company, pending to-dos, and your documentation.

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industry-specific Audit

Find questionnaires tailored to your industry. By answering them, you will help us assess your compliance status via a call in the next step.

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Documentation

After deep diving into your company, we will create your data compliance documentation, which you can access in this section anytime.

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Recommendations

Based on the current status of your company, you’ll find prioritised and easy-to-understand recommendations to achieve compliance.

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Privacy Policy Generator

This will help you generate privacy policies perfectly customised to your online presence – simple, fast and intuitive.

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Academy

According to the GDPR every employee is required to undergo basic data privacy training. Get free access for all employees and printable certificates of completion.

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News

Data protection regulations can change on a daily basis - but with exclusive dossiers and articles from our experts, you'll always stay up to date!

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Data Subject Requests

Build trust with your customers by offering a simple way for them to make a request. Everything is sent directly to the platform, where requests are handled by DataGuard and your team.

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GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER

Schedule a free, no-obligation call with one of our our experts to answer all of your questions and to get to know you better. How? Click on the GET AN OFFER button displayed anywhere on the page or give us a call!

ASSESSMENT OF YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS

In a follow-up call one of our experts will ask you a series of specific questions to better understand your processes. This way we can provide you with a tailored proposal that best suits your company’s needs.

COME ON BOARD & MEET THE TEAM

Approve and sign our proposal to virtually meet your dedicated privacy specialist and his/her expert team who will be available to you throughout the entire journey.

PRIVACY AUDIT

As a next step you will get access to our intuitive web platform to answer industry-specific questionnaires about your company. This will help us assess your current compliance status in several follow-up calls, in which we will go through all relevant areas of your company where personal data is processed.

YOUR MANDATORY GDPR DOCUMENTATION

After assessing your current compliance status, we will create your mandatory documentation. This also includes your record of processing activities. You can access the documentation via your platform login at any time.

PRIORITISED RECOMMENDATIONS

Now that we have your current status documented properly, it is time to reach the optimal state of compliance. For that, we will give you specific, easy-to-understand recommendations and prioritise them for you. If you have any issues executing them, your dedicated expert team will gladly provid advice at any time.

STAY COMPLIANT

To help you stay compliant, we will regularly inform you about current legislations and relevant news regarding data privacy and compliance. We will also help you create and check data processing agreements (DPAs) as well as keeping your changing processes and structures compliant with GDPR requirements.

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CUSTOMER & PARTNER TESTIMONIALS

“DataGuard has not only supported us in implementing the GDPR throughout our organization, but is also available to us every day as an external data protection officer. Through our collaboration, we feel that we are fully supported and in very good hands with regard to the requirements of data protection.”

Flavio Bertoli

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Chief Compliance Officer
LEDVANCE

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“We were introduced to DataGuard and they were able to provide us with the perfect solution at the time we needed it. DataGuard gives us peace of mind and helps us sleep well at night. If you want to be compliant in Germany, choose DataGuard.”

Boris-Zupančič

BORIS ZUPANČIČ
Process Tools Manager
NICELABEL

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“DataGuard's team of privacy experts is what makes the difference. They don't just tell us "do it like this", they also explain why it should be done in a specific way – which helps broaden my team's knowledge base.”

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ALEX POPP
Founder & CTO
DEMODESK

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ABOUT DATAGUARD

Combining human expertise with powerful platform technology, DataGuard is an all-in-one solution for data privacy and information security. Over 4.000+ customers use our end-to-end “Privacy-as-a-Service” and “InfoSec-as-a-Service” solutions to comply with regulations such as the GDPR or attain and retain certifications like 

ISO 27001 and TISAX. With over 250 employees in Munich, Berlin and London, we enable our customers to operationalise privacy and information security throughout all their business processes – thereby driving compliance, mitigating risks and generating value through trust and transparency.

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