Outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) & Privacy Compliance
the easy way
Global expertise • GDPR, US Privacy, AI Compliance, and more
Any size, industry • tailored and dedicated support
Fractional and External DPO Services
FOR TECH, SAAS, HEALTHTECH, FINTECH, E-COMMERCE, HR TECH — FROM SEED TO SERIES C AND BEYOND
Trusted by over 100 companies including Coinbase and RobinhooD
“During our fundraise and first big deal, every privacy concern, vendor questionnaires, investor diligence, breach prep was handled. Our team didn’t lose a single hour to privacy work”
Our process for continuous support
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1. Assess
We first run a focused privacy audit to find the gaps that matter — what's blocking deals, what creates regulatory risk, and what can wait.
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2. Fix
We build your privacy framework: policies, data maps, DPAs, and vendor assessments. Tailored to your stack, your industry, and your stage.
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3. Maintain
Your dedicated DPO handles ongoing compliance so your team doesn’t have to — from data subject requests, regulator questions, new product reviews, enterprise questionnaires, and more.
What Engage Delivers
Outsourced DPO and privacy services for tech and B2B data-driven companies (Seed to Series C)
Senior practitioner on every account, backed by a partner network for breach response, legal counsel, and surge capacity
Transparent monthly tiers from 500 EUR, free 10-minute risk assessment to start
How engagement works
Week 1: Free risk assessment and scoping call
Weeks 2 to 4: Privacy audit, gap analysis, DPO notification to supervisory authority where required
Month 2 onwards: Ongoing DPO function, vendor questionnaires, breach response standby, quarterly risk reviews
Year-round: Regulatory monitoring, training, M&A and enterprise deal support
Want a head-start?
Take our free 10 minute risk assessment to allow us to provide you an analysis of your main improvement areas
We ensure data compliance is frictionless + baked-into your business
Win customers, convey trust, with less work and costs.
Whether you operate in the US or Americas, EU/UK, Asia, or Africa - we provide support for the Privacy and AI data compliance you need, such as:
• California CCPA/CPRA; all other US-state laws
• US HIPAA
• Canada, China, other global privacy regulations
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA)
• Other AI frameworks
The Engage team and network
Engage is senior-led and team-delivered. Every client engagement is led personally by a senior practitioner, with specialist partners brought in where needed.
Julian Gage, Founder and Lead DPO
15 plus years in privacy program leadership. Prior in-house privacy roles at Coinbase, Robinhood, Amazon, Medtronic, AbbVie, IKEA, and Hopin. Former IAPP Netherlands Chapter Chair. CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIA certified.
The Engage network
We bring in experts and specialists for areas outside our core scope which give you depth without paying for a full bench:
Legal counsel: external privacy law partners across EU, UK, and US jurisdictions
Surge capacity: cleared senior practitioners for enterprise deals, audits, M&A diligence
Cybersecurity coordination: vetted vCISO and pentest partners
Over 100 companies served, including Coinbase and Robinhood. Every engagement is covered by professional indemnity and cyber insurance.
Why clients choose us
Replace a 80,000 to 150,000 EUR in-house DPO with Engage from 24,000 EUR per year.
Most clients see a 70-85% reduction in total privacy costs versus hiring internally, while gaining access to a senior expert from day one
Trust
Reputation for integrity, reliability, and professionalism
Broad, deep data compliance experience
cost
Transparent and tailored pricing
Reduced overhead and commitments compared to hiring internally or consulting firms
efficiency
Low-touch solutions means minimal meetings and hands-on work needed
Efficient approaches ensure results are delivered fast
Real results from real engagements
Anonymized examples from 100+ engagements across tech and B2B data-driven companies. Specific outcomes, real numbers, full case studies linked here.
SaaS company — Enterprise deal privacy cycle cut from 8+ weeks to under 3. Three deals worth EUR 400K+ ARR unblocked.
US FinTech — Full GDPR compliance framework in 6 weeks. First EU customer (EUR 200K+) onboarded on a 90-day deadline.
HealthTech company — Health-data-specific privacy framework built. Two stalled hospital deals unblocked within 6 weeks.
Crypto Series B — Investor-ready privacy documentation. Series B closed on schedule with all privacy questions answered from existing docs.
AI/ML company — EU AI Act risk classification and AI governance package. Two enterprise deals (EUR 300K+) closed within 8 weeks.
Breach response — Misconfigured cloud bucket incident managed within 72-hour notification window. No enforcement action. No customer churn.
Common Questions
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A senior practitioner leads every engagement personally. You get one named DPO as your day-to-day contact, with the Engage network available for breach response, legal counsel, and specialist input. No junior hand-offs.
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Most engagements start within a week. Month one is focused on privacy audit, core documentation, and DPO notification to the supervisory authority. From month two onwards, the DPO is fully embedded.
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The retainer covers the named DPO function, vendor questionnaire support within reasonable volume, breach response standby, quarterly risk reviews, and ongoing regulatory monitoring. We do not charge per question or per email. Specific scope is fixed in writing before engagement.
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Engage acts as your first responder for the regulatory and legal side. We support 72-hour notification obligations under GDPR Article 33, draft regulator communications, and coordinate with your security team and external breach counsel where needed. DPO Premium tier includes priority 24/7 breach response.
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Regulations (not only the GDPR) typically require DPO independence and prohibit conflicts of interest. A CTO who decides how data is processed cannot also be the person auditing that processing. Enterprise procurement teams flag this on vendor reviews and will block your deal.
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We use a partner-bench model. Named senior practitioners cover breach response and urgent regulatory matters when the lead DPO is unavailable. A 4-hour response SLA applies regardless.
Broad Industry Experience
Our team has supported a vast range of companies from pre-seed, to fast-growing scale ups, to some of the most profitable and largest out there (Fortune 10). While we offer cross-industry support, we most often work with the following:
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Tech and SaaS
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Healthcare
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Blockchain and Crypto
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Investment and Banking
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Retail
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Legal and Consulting firms
Adhoc services
Apart from ongoing support, we also offer as-needed services.
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External DPO
DPO | Privacy Office | EU Representative
ROPA | Personal Data Inventory
Privacy Training
Incident / Breach / External inquiry support
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Assessments
Company / Product risk assessments
Remediation and implementation
Due Diligence
Privacy Impact | AI Risk and Compliance
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Documentation
Frameworks | Policy and Process templates
Privacy and Cookie notices
International data risk and transfers
Privacy audits | Compliance attestations
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