Practitioner-grade compliance knowledge
Practitioner-grade articles on GDPR, NIS2, EU AI Act, the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) and EU Pay Transparency. Step-by-step guides, checklists, BAG rulings and real-world case studies. No legalese — compliance from practice.
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Over 200 articles, organised around the five most important EU regulations for DACH SMEs. Each topic with pillar articles, practitioner clusters, listicles and glossary.
GDPR & data protection
Records of Processing (ROPA), Data Processing Agreements (DPA), TOM under Art. 32, DPIA, cookie banners, Schrems II, breach notifications — the GDPR practitioner track for DACH SMEs.
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EU AI Act & AI governance
EU AI Regulation (EU 2024/1689) fully applicable for Annex III from 2 August 2026 (Digital Omnibus proposal of 19 November 2025: postponement to 2 December 2027 — trilogue ongoing, not yet adopted): risk classification, Annex III, GPAI, AI literacy since 2 February 2025, transparency obligations under Art. 50.
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NIS2 & cybersecurity
NIS2UmsuCG in force in Germany since 6 December 2025, NISG 2026 in Austria from 1 October 2026: the 10 obligations under § 30 BSIG, § 38 management liability, ISMS rollout, supply chain security, 24/72/30 incident response.
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Whistleblower protection
German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) in force since 2 July 2023; mandatory processing of anonymous reports since 1 January 2025; HinSchGOWiZustV from 9 April 2025: set up an internal reporting office, confidentiality concept under § 8, prohibition of retaliation under § 36, group hybrid model under § 14. Note: § 22 = Bundeskartellamt reporting office (competition law).
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Anti-Discrimination & Pay Transparency
EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 from 7 June 2026: § 12 AGG (German General Equal Treatment Act), complaints office, § 22 AGG burden-of-proof reversal (including AI-driven recruiting), pay-gap calculation and Joint Pay Assessment.
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Featured articles
The most important articles for the 2026 compliance deadlines: HinSchG updates 2024–2026, EU Pay Transparency (7 June 2026), GPAI (August 2026), NIS2 (DACH status).
EU Pay Transparency: obligations from 7 June 2026
Thresholds 100/150/250, right to information, Joint Pay Assessment. Including a pay-gap calculation Excel.
HinSchG updates 2024–2026: what has changed?
Mandatory anonymous reports (1 January 2025), halved fines (§ 40), HinSchGOWiZustV, EU INFR(2024)0157.
GPAI provider obligations from 2 August 2026
Art. 53–55 of the EU AI Act: Code of Practice + technical documentation + training-data summary.
Algorithmic discrimination in recruiting (legal status 2026)
§ 22 AGG burden-of-proof reversal, Annex III No. 4 EU AI Act, Art. 26 deployer obligations, CJEU C-203/22. What employers must review now.
Compliance deadlines roadmap 2026/27/28
All 18 EU/DACH deadlines on a single timeline. Printable as an A3 poster.
Compliance Tool Stack 2026
10 tools for GDPR/NIS2/AI Act/HinSchG/AGG. With prices and recommended sequence.
14 free tools & self-tests
5 interactive tools + 9 self-tests — ready to use, no sign-up. Results are computed locally in your browser; no data leaves your device.
5 interactive tools
NIS2 Readiness Check
10 questions · 4 areas · score + action plan
GDPR Quick Check
20-point checklist in 1 minute
EU AI Act Quick Test
5 questions · am I in scope of the AI Regulation?
Job Posting Audit
§ 22 AGG + Pay Transparency check
Fining Calculator
GDPR/AI Act/NIS2/HinSchG/AGG combined
9 self-tests & audits
GDPR Self-Assessment
8 questions · ROPA, DPA, TOM, DPIA
Cookie Banner Audit
§ 25 TDDDG compliance in 8 questions
NIS2 Self-Test (full)
30 questions · 4 areas
NIS2 Mandatory Measures Audit
Review the 10 obligations under § 30 BSIG
EU AI Act Self-Assessment
8 questions · risk classification
AI Inventory Quick Check
FRIA preparation + GPAI tagging
HinSchG Self-Assessment
Effectiveness reviews in 8 questions (best practice)
AGG / Pay Transparency Self-Assessment
EU 2023/970 readiness check
Pay Equity Self-Assessment
Pay-gap calculation + Joint Pay Assessment
Glossary with 117 technical terms
ROPA, FRIA, § 30 BSIG, GPAI, Pay Equity Audit, FAGG § 18, Schrems II — defined succinctly with regulatory reference and practical example.
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