A DPO function is required or expected
The business needs an independent point of oversight with the time and experience to keep privacy work moving.
vDPO
Independent data protection support with practical governance and clear accountability.
Privacy work should be calm, well documented, and connected to the way the organisation actually operates.
We support organisations that need a DPO function, stronger GDPR governance, or better coordination between security, legal, product, and operations.
Where vDPO Support Helps
Typical reasons organisations bring in a vDPO
GDPR responsibilities are fragmented
Teams are doing parts of the work, but ownership, records, and escalation are not clear enough.
Privacy and security need better alignment
Data protection decisions are stronger when governance, incidents, vendors, and controls are reviewed together.
Management needs a measured voice
Leadership wants practical guidance on risk, obligations, and decisions without unnecessary legal or technical noise.
What We Do
Typical vDPO responsibilities
Governance and oversight
- Privacy governance structure
- Monitoring of core compliance activities
- Advice on responsibilities and escalation
Records and documentation
- Records of processing activities
- Policy and supporting documentation review
- Practical documentation improvement
DPIA and change support
- Advice during new initiatives and process changes
- DPIA support where needed
- Privacy input during product or operational change
Data subject requests
- Review of DSAR handling and response workflows
- Guidance on documentation and timeliness
- Support on difficult or escalated cases
Incident and breach support
- Assessment support during privacy incidents
- Guidance on notification decision-making
- Documentation of actions and rationale
Authority and stakeholder interaction
- DPO contact point support
- Preparation for audits and regulatory questions
- Internal reporting for management
Common engagement profiles
- Organisations that need an external DPO function.
- Teams scaling their handling of employee, customer, or platform data.
- Businesses preparing for assurance work, client due diligence, or privacy review.
- Management teams that want privacy oversight to be better connected to security and delivery.
How support is delivered
- Regular recurring support is the most common model.
- Project-based privacy governance work can also be appropriate.
- Combined vCISO and vDPO support is useful where security and privacy oversight need to move together.
Discuss vDPO Support
Clarify responsibilities, pressure points, and next steps.
If you need a more reliable DPO function or better privacy governance, we can start with a short conversation about current obligations and where support is most useful.