# Apache Consulting (Apache Consults / Vadasz Ventures) - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://apacheconsults.com/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A Washington, DC firm whose privacy line covers the US laws HIPAA and CCPA and the EU's GDPR, including an outsourced Chief Privacy Officer service. ## Apache Consulting scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 1/5 No named regulatory-defence matter, breach-response engagement, or client outcome is published anywhere on the site or in press coverage found. ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 1/5 The only named individual is an attorney with no privacy credential; no CIPP, CIPM, FIP, or DPO designation appears for any staff member. ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No pricing, fee structure, retainer model, or engagement-cost detail appears on any privacy service page reviewed on the site. ### Knowledge of your sector: 1/5 Privacy sits as one of many unrelated practice areas (debt settlement, M&A, digital forensics, FDA) rather than a demonstrated specialism with named experts. ### Independence from what it sells: 2/5 No compliance software product is sold on the site, but overall disclosure is so thin that independence cannot be confidently assessed either way. ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 1/5 No professional indemnity insurance, service guarantee, or liability commitment is disclosed anywhere on the website. ## Sources for Apache Consulting Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Apache Consulting publishes a data-protection/privacy service line covering HIPAA, GDPR and CCPA, including Outsourced/Fractional Chief Privacy Officer services. - Source: https://apacheconsults.com/data-protection-privacy-security/data-privacy-consulting/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - The firm's only named team member is founder Gabriel Vadasz, an attorney and D.C. Bar member; no privacy credential (CIPP, CIPM) or DPO title is listed for him or any other staff. - Source: https://apacheconsults.com/our-team/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - The contact page lists a Washington, DC address with an apparently unfilled template placeholder for the street name. - Source: https://apacheconsults.com/contact-us/ - Checked: 2026-09-20 - No entity named 'Apache Consult(ing)' or 'Vadasz Ventures' appears in OpenCorporates' District of Columbia company index. - Source: https://opencorporates.com/companies?q=Apache+Consult&jurisdiction_code=us_dc - Checked: 2026-09-20 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Not published - Independent accreditation: Not published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Publishes a dedicated service page for HIPAA/GDPR/CCPA privacy consulting, including an outsourced/fractional Chief Privacy Officer model. - Founder holds an active law licence (D.C. Bar) giving the firm a legal-practice base, even though it is not privacy-specific. ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - No named privacy specialist, DPO, or CIPP/CIPM-credentialed staff member appears anywhere on the site; the sole named person is an attorney with no listed privacy certification. - Basis: Team page (apacheconsults.com/our-team/) lists only founder Gabriel Vadasz, attorney, D.C. Bar and Federalist Society member, with no privacy credential shown. - Homepage client testimonials are anonymised to first name plus last initial only, with no company name or verifiable outcome attached. - Basis: Homepage testimonials read 'Michael R.', 'Sarah L.', 'David W.', 'Jessica T.', 'Robert P.' with no further identifying detail. - We could not read the District of Columbia register. Ask for its company registration details. - Basis: OpenCorporates DC search returned 0 matches for 'Apache Consult' and 'Vadasz Ventures'; the official DC BOSS portal is a JS-only single-page app that returned no readable content via WebFetch or Bright Data's Web Unlocker. - Privacy consulting is presented as one of eight-plus unrelated service lines rather than a firm specialism. - Basis: apacheconsults.com/who-we-are/ lists Data Protection/Privacy alongside Healthcare Compliance, FDA Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, Digital Forensics, Compliance Investigations and M&A/capital-raising as separate practice areas. ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.