Privacy compliance software that a small team can actually run

Key Takeaways

Priverion is a Swiss-hosted GRC platform purpose-built for mid-market privacy teams of 1–5 people managing compliance across 5–50 legal entities. It ships 24 integrated modules covering GDPR, Swiss FADP, and ISO 27001 — with no per-user fees. Automated ROPA tracking, DPIA workflows, vendor risk assessments, and AI-powered natural-language queries let small teams achieve productivity gains that previously required much larger headcount.

Definitions

What is the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP)?

The Swiss FADP (German: Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) is Switzerland's federal data protection law, fully revised and effective since 1 September 2023. It aligns Swiss data protection standards more closely with the EU GDPR while retaining Swiss-specific provisions such as criminal sanctions against individuals. The full text is published on Fedlex (SR 235.1).

What is a Record of Processing Activities (ROPA)?

A Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) is a mandatory register of all personal-data processing operations maintained by a controller or processor. Under GDPR Article 30 and FADP Article 12, organisations must document purposes, data categories, recipients, retention periods, and technical/organisational safeguards for each processing activity.

What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?

A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a structured risk analysis required under GDPR Article 35 whenever processing is likely to result in a high risk to individuals' rights and freedoms. The EDPB Guidelines on Data Protection by Design provide further criteria for when a DPIA is mandatory.

What is ISO 27001?

ISO/IEC 27001 is the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS). The 2022 revision (ISO/IEC 27001:2022) restructured Annex A controls into four themes: organisational, people, physical, and technological. Details are available from ISO.

Mid-Market Compliance Statistics

According to the IAPP-EY 2023 Privacy Governance Report, the median privacy team size across all organisations is just 3 full-time employees, yet 60% of respondents reported an increase in regulatory obligations over the prior year. A Gartner forecast projected that by 2025, 75% of the world's population would have personal data covered under modern privacy regulations — intensifying the compliance burden on mid-market organisations that lack enterprise-scale resources. The EDPB 2023 Annual Report noted that cross-border enforcement cases increased significantly, underscoring the need for automated tracking of regulatory deadlines and obligations across multiple jurisdictions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Priverion's mid-market privacy compliance platform?

Priverion is a Swiss-hosted SaaS platform offering 24 integrated modules for GDPR, Swiss FADP, and ISO 27001 compliance. It is designed for privacy teams of 1–5 people managing compliance across 5–50 legal entities, with no per-user fees. The platform includes automated ROPA maintenance, DPIA workflows, vendor risk management, real-time deadline alerts, and AI-powered natural-language queries against compliance data.

How does Priverion help small privacy teams automate compliance?

Priverion automates the most time-consuming compliance tasks: business owners propose updates to shared compliance records (ROPAs, policies, controls) through collaborative workflows, and the platform enforces proper approval processes before changes are applied. Real-time alerts notify the right people when a ROPA expires, a DPIA is overdue, or a vendor contract reaches its renewal date — eliminating manual tracking spreadsheets.

Does Priverion charge per-user fees?

No. Every Priverion plan includes all 24 modules with no per-user fees and no hidden add-ons. This flat pricing model is specifically designed for mid-market organisations that need full platform access for their entire team without costs escalating as headcount grows.

Where is Priverion data hosted?

Priverion is hosted exclusively in Switzerland, providing data residency within Swiss jurisdiction. This is particularly relevant for organisations subject to the Swiss FADP and those seeking to keep personal data outside the scope of EU–US data transfer mechanisms such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

What compliance frameworks does Priverion support?

Priverion supports three core frameworks simultaneously: the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), and ISO/IEC 27001. The platform maps controls and records across all three frameworks, reducing duplication for teams that must demonstrate compliance under multiple regimes.

How quickly can a mid-market team get started with Priverion?

Priverion offers self-serve setup with guided onboarding. Most mid-market teams are operational within days. The platform includes flexible templates for DPIAs, vendor assessments, and security reviews that can be used as-is or customised with conditional logic and automated scoring.

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