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Compliance readiness for fast-growing teams - without hiring a compliance team or filling in another spreadsheet.
A smarter way to get compliant
We combine intelligent tooling with deep expertise - so you get the speed of automation with the judgement of experienced professionals.
Our tools connect read-only to your codebase, cloud infrastructure and policy documents - identifying processing purposes, third-party vendors, cookies, SDKs and AI/ML use automatically. No spreadsheets, no questionnaires.
We generate risk assessments, ROPAs, DPIAs and ISO 27001 gap analyses tailored to your exact context - not rigid templates. Our experts review before anything is finalised.
Specialists across GDPR, EU AI Act and ISO 27001 review everything with you - from AI risk classification to Annex A control gaps to sub-processor audits.
Documents update automatically as your code, policies and infrastructure evolve. Relevant managers attest to accuracy - keeping you audit-ready, not just compliant on paper.
Compliance expertise you can rely on
We are practitioners, not just advisors. Our team combines certified privacy and security qualifications with hands-on engineering experience - so we understand your stack as well as your obligations.
Privacy & AI law
CIPP/E and AIGP certified
We hold the IAPP qualifications that matter most for GDPR and EU AI Act compliance - backed by years of hands-on delivery across ePrivacy, DPO appointments and AI governance programmes.
Cybersecurity
Certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Certified to design, implement and prepare organisations for ISO 27001 certification - not just advise from the sidelines.
Enterprise-tested
From startups to global brands
We have led compliance and data governance across multi-brand European portfolios, global B2B data platforms and high-growth scale-ups. Imperial College MBA-trained in commercial strategy - we know how to navigate complexity at every level.
Built by engineers
40+ years combined in tech
From real-time data platforms and ad tech to e-commerce and AI-powered products - we have architected and secured the kinds of systems we now help you make compliant. Over 20 years experience in distributed systems, AI and tech innovation.
Our founding team has delivered GDPR and ePrivacy compliance programmes across multi-jurisdiction European portfolios, embedded ISO 27001 advisory for SaaS companies pursuing certification, and EU AI Act readiness engagements for teams using AI to automate operations. We have been where you are - and we know what it takes to get it right.
Key compliance dates on the horizon
Critical regulations have recently come into effect and many more regulatory changes are approaching. Stay ahead of compliance requirements that could impact your business operations.
NIS2 starts to apply in EU Member States
Impact: Requires essential / important entities in 18 sectors to implement cybersecurity risk management, report significant incidents, ensure management accountability and supply chain security assessments.
DORA applies to EU financial sector
Impact: requires financial entities to establish robust ICT risk management frameworks, conduct regular resilience testing, oversee third-party tech providers, and report cyber incidents to strengthen the financial sectors digital operational resilience.
EU AI Act early phase clauses enter force
Impact: Prohibited forms of AI must stop for impacted individuals in the EU. Appropriate training must be delivered to all who work with AI in the EU.
UK Online Safety Act age verification rules go live
Impact: Enhanced obligations to verify the age of users for specific sites named by OFCOM.
EU AI Act, General Purpose AI clauses in force
Impact: Foundation model compliance requirements, with increasing regulatory rules for the largest models with "Systemic Risk".
UK Data (Use & Access) Act comes into effect
Impact: Updates and simplifies cookie-related rules for UK data subjects, new "soft opt-in" rules also for marketing emails/texts from charities and alignment of PECR fines and breach reporting deadlines with those of UK GDPR
EU Data Act enters into effect
Impact: Enhanced consumer rights of access to connected device data, new legal obligations on cloud providers to facilitate customer switching to other providers, new data sharing rights for public and private entities.
California AI Transparency Act (SB942) enters into effect
Impact: Requires providers of generative AI systems with >1m monthly users in California to provide free AI detection tools, include watermarking disclosures in AI-generated image, video, and audio content.
California AI Training Data Transparency Act (AB2013) enters into effect
Impact: The California Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013) requires developers of generative AI to publicly post detailed documentation on datasets used to train models.
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act enters into effect
Impact: Prohibits AI systems intentionally designed for harmful purposes including discrimination, behavioral manipulation, and constitutional rights infringement.
South Korea AI Basic Act enters into effect
Impact: Establishes risk-based regulatory framework requiring safety measures, risk assessments and transparency obligations for "high-impact" AI systems, and mandating user disclosure and content labeling.
Colorado AI Act enters into effect
Impact: Establishes a duty of "reasonable care" for developers and deployers of "high-risk" AI systems that make consequential decisions in specific areas e.g. employment, requiring risk management, impact assessments and consumer disclosures.
Arizona Healthcare AI (HB2175) regulations in effect
Impact: Requires medical directors at insurance companies to review claim and prior authorization denials based on medical necessity, prohibiting AI making final decisions.
EU AI Act High Risk AI Systems regulations in effect (Annex III)
Impact: Requires comprehensive obligations including risk management, data governance, technical documentation, conformity assessments, among others.
EU Cyber Resilience Act reporting requirements enter into effect
Impact: Mandates manufacturers of products with digital elements to report exploitable vulnerabilities within 24 hours and severe cybersecurity incidents to national authorities and ENISA.
California CCPA Cybersecurity Audits requirements in effect
Impact: Mandates annual independent audits for businesses that derive over 50% revenue from selling personal information or meet specific data processing thresholds, including evaluations of cybersecurity programs via access controls, encryption, and vulnerability management.
Illinois SB 2203 Preventing Algorithmic Discrimination Act enters into effect
Impact: Prohibits AI systems intentionally designed for harmful purposes including discrimination, behavioral manipulation, and constitutional rights infringement, while requiring government agencies to disclose AI use to individuals and establishing a regulatory sandbox program..
EU AI Act High Risk AI Systems regulations in effect (Annex I)
Impact: Full compliance for AI systems embedded in regulated products covered by EU harmonization legislation e.g. vehicles, mandating risk management, data governance, technical documentation, conformity assessments, human oversight.
EU Cyber Resilience Act comes into full effect
Impact: Mandates cybersecurity requirements for "products with digital elements," including mandatory CE marking, conformity assessments, cybersecurity standards, vulnerability handling, free security updates, technical documentation, and post-market surveillance obligations.
What our clients say
See how we've helped businesses navigate compliance challenges
Waivern didn't just tick compliance boxes - they transformed how we approach data protection across four jurisdictions.
They delivered a complete GDPR compliance suite - Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, DPA, transfer risk assessments, LIA and DPIA - using data from their automated scanning tool. More importantly, they gave us clear priorities: what to fix now, what to address next, and why it matters. No fear-mongering, just practical guidance.
Highly recommended for any scale-up that needs proper compliance foundations.
Oliver
Founder
UK Healthcare Technology Platform
We engaged Waivern to support our ISO 27001 implementation and the experience has been outstanding.
Their AI-powered compliance framework automates the heavy lifting - removing around 80% of the manual effort typically involved in achieving ISO 27001 certification.
For anyone navigating ISO 27001, GDPR or EU AI Act compliance, I would highly recommend having a conversation with them.
Mark
Managing Director
Small Business ERP Specialists