# DataGuard - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://www.dataguard.com - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A Munich-based compliance software company. You subscribe to its security and compliance platform, which comes with consultants, and it can act as your external DPO. ## DataGuard scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 2/5 Incident and breach management exists as a platform feature and external-DPO appointments are confirmed in the UK privacy policy, but no ICO-engagement support, outcomes or named practitioners are published (dataguard.com, 2026-07-16) ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 2/5 Executives are named but no practitioner IAPP or legal privacy credentials are published on the site as of 2026-07-16 (dataguard.com/about-us/) ### What it publishes about fees: 3/5 Three-tier model (Base/Pro/Enterprise) with feature differences explained, but no figures, all tiers are quote-only (dataguard.com/pricing/, 2026-07-16) ### Knowledge of your sector: 2/5 Segmentation is by company size (SMEs vs corporates) rather than sector; no named sector practices found on pages checked 2026-07-16 (dataguard.com) ### Independence from what it sells: 3/5 Advice is openly part of its own software subscription ('experts-in-the-loop'), so the model is disclosed but advice is not independent of a product to sell (dataguard.com, 2026-07-16) ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 2/5 Breach/incident management is offered as a platform module and a trust centre exists, but no PI cover or engagement liability terms are published as of 2026-07-16 (trust.dataguard.com) ## Sources for DataGuard Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House registration (UK entity): DATACO INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED, company number 12877451, incorporated 13 September 2020, status Active, registered office Suite 1, 7th Floor, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL; the UK privacy policy names it as controller and a wholly owned subsidiary of DataCo GmbH (HRB 235942, Munich) - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12877451 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Service scope: All-in-one security and compliance SaaS platform (ISO 27001, GDPR, TISAX, NIS2, EU AI Act frameworks) with 'experts-in-the-loop' consultancy; the UK privacy policy confirms DataGuard is appointed as external data protection officer for customers (privacy@dataguard.co.uk route) - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/en-gb/privacy-policy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Pricing disclosure: Does not publish fee figures on its public website as of 2026-07-16; the pricing page shows three tiers (Base, Pro, Enterprise) each with a 'Get a quote' button and no stated prices - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/pricing/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Team credentials: About page names co-founders Thomas Regier and Kivanç Semen and the executive team, but does not publish named practitioners with IAPP or legal privacy credentials as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/about-us/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - PI insurance / liability: Does not publish professional-indemnity cover or engagement liability terms on the public pages checked (pricing, about, trust centre) as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/pricing/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Independent accreditation: Trust centre lists an ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability available by email request, but does not display a certificate, issuing body or other attestations openly as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://trust.dataguard.com/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Named client outcomes: Publishes named customer success stories, e.g. UK rail-industry SaaS firm Mistral Data achieving ISO 27001:2022 certification in 10 months with DataGuard - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/customers/mistral-data/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - AI-use disclosure: Markets 'AI-Powered Automation' as a platform feature, but its UK privacy policy (as of April 2026) contains no statement on how the platform's AI processes customer data; the only AI tool disclosed in the policy's third-party list is Ashby's 'Interview AI Powered Notetaker and Transcription' for recruitment, processed in EU/UK/US - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/en-gb/privacy-policy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - EU AI Act offering: Offers an EU AI Act compliance framework within its platform, described as 'expert-driven solutions' to reduce risk and streamline regulatory workflows; claims are self-declared with no ISO 42001 reference on the page - Source: https://www.dataguard.com/frameworks/eu-ai-act/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 ## 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: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Platform-plus-consultant model suits certification projects: named customer stories document ISO 27001 outcomes, e.g. Mistral Data certified in 10 months - Verified UK legal presence: DataCo International UK Limited (Companies House 12877451) is named as UK controller in the UK privacy policy - Broad framework coverage in one product: GDPR, ISO 27001, TISAX, NIS2 and EU AI Act modules - Scale claims of 4,000+ customers across 50+ countries published on its own site ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Advice and software are bundled: DataGuard's consultancy operates around its own platform subscription, so it is not an independent adviser in the way a pure consultancy is. - Basis: Homepage and pricing pages present consultancy as 'experts-in-the-loop' within platform tiers (dataguard.com/pricing/, 2026-07-16) - Markets 'AI-powered automation' but publishes no statement of how the platform's AI uses customer data; the only AI tool disclosed in the UK privacy policy is a recruitment transcription tool. - Basis: UK privacy policy third-party list names only Ashby's AI notetaker; no platform-AI disclosure found (dataguard.com/en-gb/privacy-policy/, 2026-07-16) - Lower and mixed Trustpilot rating than the sector's best, with negative reviews unanswered per Trustpilot's own flag. - Basis: TrustScore 3.2 from 95 reviews; Trustpilot displays 'hasn't replied to negative reviews' (uk.trustpilot.com/review/dataguard.com, 2026-07-16) - No published prices and no named practitioner credentials; its own ISO 27001 evidence is gated behind an email request. - Basis: Pricing page shows quote-only tiers; trust centre lists only a request-gated ISO 27001 SoA (dataguard.com/pricing/ and trust.dataguard.com, 2026-07-16) ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Does the EU AI Act apply to a UK firm?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/eu-ai-act-exposed) - [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.