Advisory

Data Protection

Establish robust and workable data protection without slowing your organisation down

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Establish robust and workable data protection without slowing your organisation down

Establish robust and workable data protection without slowing your organisation down

Many organisations struggle to translate data protection requirements into clear responsibilities and practical processes. We support you in building data protection governance that is compliant, proportionate and embedded in daily operations — across regulatory regimes and organisational contexts.

Many organisations struggle to translate data protection requirements into clear responsibilities and practical processes. We support you in building data protection governance that is compliant, proportionate and embedded in daily operations — across regulatory regimes and organisational contexts.

Many organisations struggle to translate data protection requirements into clear responsibilities and practical processes. We support you in building data protection governance that is compliant, proportionate and embedded in daily operations — across regulatory regimes and organisational contexts.

Typical situations or pains

Organisations typically contact us when one or more of the following situations arise:

  • Unclear responsibilities for data protection and privacy matters

  • Uncertainty about compliance with applicable regulations (e.g. GDPR, Swiss FADP)

  • Data protection requirements are addressed reactively or inconsistently

  • Difficulties handling data subject requests and incidents

  • Increasing use of cloud services, vendors or international data transfers

  • Audit findings, customer questions or regulatory scrutiny

  • New digital initiatives raise privacy or compliance concerns

  • Unclear responsibilities for data protection and privacy matters

  • Uncertainty about compliance with applicable regulations (e.g. GDPR, Swiss FADP)

  • Data protection requirements are addressed reactively or inconsistently

  • Difficulties handling data subject requests and incidents

  • Increasing use of cloud services, vendors or international data transfers

  • Audit findings, customer questions or regulatory scrutiny

  • New digital initiatives raise privacy or compliance concerns

Typical starting points for engagement

Engagements often start with a focused assessment or review, such as:

  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

  • Data Protection Governance & Framework Setup

  • Data Protection Compliance Assessment (GDPR / FADP)

  • Data Processing Agreement & Supplier Review

  • Privacy Policy & Documentation Review

  • Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

  • Data Protection Governance & Framework Setup

  • Data Protection Compliance Assessment (GDPR / FADP)

  • Data Processing Agreement & Supplier Review

  • Privacy Policy & Documentation Review

Our role – how we support you

Depending on your starting point, we support organisations in four clearly defined roles – from initial design to independent assurance and future-oriented development.

01 Design

Establishing clear data protection governance and accountability

  • Data protection governance framework and policy design

  • Definition of roles and responsibilities (e.g. controller, processor, DPO)

  • DPIA methodology and risk classification

  • Design of data inventories and processing records

  • Integration into existing management systems and governance structures

  • Design of documentation and evidence structures

02 Operate

Embedding data protection into daily practice

  • Execution of DPIAs and risk assessments

  • Operational processes for data protection lifecycle management

  • Handling of data subject requests

  • Incident and breach handling processes

  • Supplier onboarding and data processing controls

  • Enablement of key roles (management, legal, IT, business)

03 Assure

Providing confidence and audit readiness

  • Independent reviews of data protection governance

  • Compliance and implementation checks

  • DPIA and documentation reviews

  • Supplier and third-party data protection reviews

  • Preparation for internal and external audits or regulatory reviews

04 Evolve

Keeping data protection effective as requirements and practices change

  • Monitoring regulatory developments and guidance

  • Maturity assessments and improvement roadmaps

  • Integration of new use cases and technologies

  • Scenario analysis for cross-border data processing

  • Executive sparring on strategic data protection decisions

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Discuss your data protection situation

A short, structured conversation to understand your current data protection setup, key risks and next steps — without sales pressure.

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Why Halderstone

A pragmatic, systems-oriented approach

  • We focus on data protection that works in practice, not formalistic compliance

  • Strong experience with governance, management systems and audits

  • Clear separation between design, operation and assurance

  • Independent, technology-agnostic perspective

  • Suitable for both smaller organisations and regulated environments

  • We focus on data protection that works in practice, not formalistic compliance

  • Strong experience with governance, management systems and audits

  • Clear separation between design, operation and assurance

  • Independent, technology-agnostic perspective

  • Suitable for both smaller organisations and regulated environments

What we deliberately do not do

  • We do not act as an external legal counsel or replace internal legal advice

  • We do not offer generic, template-driven compliance solutions

  • We do not act as an external legal counsel or replace internal legal advice

  • We do not offer generic, template-driven compliance solutions

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Other advisory services

A focused set of advisory services supporting organisations in building, operating and assuring effective management and governance systems.

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Governance & Management Systems

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

Automated production environment with industrial robots, representing quality management and operational excellence in modern organisations.

Quality & Operational Excellence

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

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Information Security

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

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AI Governance

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

Our services

Other advisory services

A focused set of advisory services supporting organisations in building, operating and assuring effective management and governance systems.

Modern office buildings symbolising corporate governance and integrated management systems in a structured organisational environment.

Governance & Management Systems

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

Automated production environment with industrial robots, representing quality management and operational excellence in modern organisations.

Quality & Operational Excellence

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

Secure data center corridor with server racks, representing enterprise information security and protection of critical information assets.

Information Security

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

Modern glass building viewed from below against the sky, symbolising structured AI governance, oversight, and control in organisations.

AI Governance

Offering proactive risk assessment, legal conflict prevention, and comprehensive support in preparing and strategizing for litigation.

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Bring ISO requirements into everyday practice to reduce avoidable issues and strengthen the trust of your customers and stakeholders.

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Ready to achieve mastery?

Bring ISO requirements into everyday practice to reduce avoidable issues and strengthen the trust of your customers and stakeholders.

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