
Privacy & Data Governance
DataGuard Platform
Unified compliance platform accelerating certifications with expert-backed automation.
DataGuard Platform Overview
What it does
DataGuard is a security and compliance platform that combines workflow automation with an experts-in-the-loop model, embedding certified in-house consultants directly into certification and privacy programs run through the software. The platform centralizes information security management, privacy compliance, and risk management in one system, guiding organizations through GDPR, ISO 27001, TISAX, NIS2, SOC 2, and EU AI Act requirements with pre-built policy templates, automated evidence collection, and framework-specific workflows.
How it works
Teams work from pre-built libraries of risks, controls, and expert-prepared policy templates, connect the same control to multiple frameworks, and reuse evidence across audits so certifications against overlapping standards avoid duplicated work. Modules cover asset management, vendor and third-party risk assessment, data mapping with GDPR Article 30 records of processing, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), data subject request handling, incident and breach management, consent and cookie management, whistleblowing, and employee training. A risk matrix dashboard visualizes risk distribution in real time, while assigned consultants review policies and prepare organizations for certification audits.
Credentials and traction
DataGuard holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, and ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certifications, published with certificates in its trust center alongside penetration test summaries. Recognized as a G2 Leader in Data Privacy Management, the platform serves more than 4,000 organizations across 50+ countries, with named customers including Canon, Burger King, Warsteiner, and Scout24, and targets small and medium-sized enterprises through large corporates across Europe.
Key Capabilities
mapped to solution categoriesConnects to enterprise data sources and security and IT tools to feed risk and control data.
Centralizes enterprise risks, controls, issues and the risk register across the organization.
Maps identified risks and controls simultaneously to multiple compliance frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, CIS), from a single assessment, eliminating per-framework re-mapping.
Tracks regulatory and standard updates (new NIST guidance, amended GDPR guidance, PCI DSS version updates), and maps changes to affected controls in the program.
Automates GRC workflows for assessments, issues, approvals and remediation across teams.
Delivers decision-ready risk reporting and dashboards for stakeholders and the board.
Maintains the policy library, routes exceptions for approval, tracks exception expiry, and ties policy requirements to associated risks and controls.
Governs AI use and risk as a capability within the GRC platform, including AI inventory, risk assessment and reporting.
Identifies and registers risks across the enterprise from signals, assessments and connected data.
Tracks regulatory obligations, controls and compliance posture across frameworks.
Triggers and tracks remediation actions and treatment plans for identified risks.
Exposes consent management through REST APIs, enabling custom front-end consent experiences without being constrained to the vendor's UI components.
Connects to multiple preference repositories with bidirectional synchronization and configurable collision-resolution rules backed by prebuilt connectors and APIs.
Represents highly configurable, granular consent and preference structures as a single source of truth across channels and topics.
Hosts a self-service center where individuals manage granular communication and data-use preferences over time (channels, topics, and purposes), with those choices enforced across connected systems.
Stores an immutable record of consent transactions (what consent was given, when, to which version of the privacy notice, from which IP and session), as required for GDPR accountability.
Handles GDPR opt-in, CCPA/CPRA opt-out, LGPD, and other jurisdiction-specific consent regimes from a single implementation, applying the correct consent model based on visitor geolocation.
Monitors updates to privacy laws and regulatory guidance across jurisdictions and maps changes to affected data processing activities and controls in the program.
Manages privacy breach response and regulatory notification workflows within mandated timelines.
Assesses third-party processors and sub-processors against GDPR data processing agreement requirements and privacy control standards before data sharing.
Discovers personal data processing activities and their associated data flows, systems, and third-party transfers: the foundation for GDPR Article 30 Records of Processing Activities.
Captures, stores, and versions consent records with purpose, legal basis, and timestamp, providing auditable proof of consent for data processing activities.
Automates intake, identity verification, routing to data owners, and fulfillment of GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD data subject requests, access, deletion, portability, and correction.
Serves compliant cookie consent banners, stores granular consent by category, and integrates with analytics and ad tech platforms to enforce user consent preferences.
Provides structured DPIA workflows with pre-built templates for common processing activities, routing for DPO review, and documentation of risk mitigations.
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Info last updated on August 23, 2026
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