Privacy & Data Governance
DataGuard Platform
Unified compliance platform accelerating certifications with expert-backed automation.
DataGuard Platform Overview
What it does
DataGuard provides a Privacy-as-a-Service and InfoSec-as-a-Service platform enabling organizations to manage data protection, information security, and regulatory compliance through a centralized cloud solution. Founded in 2018 by Thomas Regier and Kivanc Semen in Munich, Germany, the company raised $83.1 million across two rounds (Series A $20M from One Peak in 2020; Series B $60.4M led by Morgan Stanley and One Peak in 2022) and operates with 250+ certified experts across Munich, Berlin, London, Stockholm, and Vienna, serving 4,000+ organizations including Canon, Scout24, and Raiffeisen Bank International.
How it works
The platform combines automated workflows with expert consultancy to accelerate certifications by 75% and reduce manual compliance work by 40%, supporting GDPR, ISO 27001, TISAX, SOC 2, NIS2, EU AI Act, CCPA, and EU Whistleblower Directive compliance. Core capabilities include automated evidence collection, Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), breach management, data subject request handling, third-party risk management, and a Consent Management system serving 30+ million end users, with integrations to Asana and Mondoo for workflow and security automation.
Credentials and traction
DataGuard maintains its own ISO 27001-aligned information security program, publishing a Statement of Applicability through its trust center. The platform is trusted by more than 4,000 organizations across over 50 countries, with named customers including Canon, Scout24, and Warsteiner. Its Consent Management system serves over 30 million end users, and DataGuard reports a 100% success rate on the ISO 27001 and TISAX certifications it guides customers through.
Key Capabilities
mapped to solution categoriesAutomates intake, identity verification, routing to data owners, and fulfillment of GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD data subject requests, access, deletion, portability, and correction.
Captures, stores, and versions consent records with purpose, legal basis, and timestamp, providing auditable proof of consent for data processing activities.
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.
Provides structured DPIA workflows with pre-built templates for common processing activities, routing for DPO review, and documentation of risk mitigations.
Assesses third-party processors and sub-processors against GDPR data processing agreement requirements and privacy control standards before data sharing.
Monitors updates to privacy laws and regulatory guidance across jurisdictions and maps changes to affected data processing activities and controls in the program.
Serves compliant cookie consent banners, stores granular consent by category, and integrates with analytics and ad tech platforms to enforce user consent preferences.
Manages privacy breach response and regulatory notification workflows within mandated timelines.
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.
Maintains the policy library, routes exceptions for approval, tracks exception expiry, and ties policy requirements to associated risks and controls.
Tracks regulatory and standard updates (new NIST guidance, amended GDPR guidance, PCI DSS version updates), and maps changes to affected controls in the program.
Tracks regulatory obligations, controls and compliance posture across frameworks.
Governs AI use and risk as a capability within the GRC platform, including AI inventory, risk assessment and reporting.
Connects to enterprise data sources and security and IT tools to feed risk and control data.
Delivers decision-ready risk reporting and dashboards for stakeholders and the board.
Centralizes enterprise risks, controls, issues and the risk register across the organization.
Automates GRC workflows for assessments, issues, approvals and remediation across teams.
Integrations
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Info last updated on May 28, 2026
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