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Practical articles on GDPR, NIS2, EU AI Act, Whistleblower Protection, and Anti-Discrimination. Step-by-step guides, checklists, comparisons, BAG rulings, and case studies. No legal jargon — compliance from a practitioner's hand.
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Over 200 expert articles, organised around the five most important EU regulations for SMEs in the DACH region. Each topic links to a dedicated knowledge hub with pillar articles, practice clusters, listicles and glossary.
GDPR & Data Protection
Records of Processing Activities, Data Processing Agreements, TOMs under Art. 32, DPIA, Cookie Banners, Schrems II, 72h breach notification — the GDPR practice track for SMEs in DACH.
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EU AI Act & AI Governance
EU AI Regulation (EU 2024/1689) fully applicable for Annex III from 02.08.2026 (Digital Omnibus proposal 19.11.2025: possible postponement to 02.12.2027 — trilogue ongoing, not yet decided): risk classification, Annex III, GPAI, AI Literacy since 02.02.2025, transparency duties Art. 50.
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NIS2 & Cybersecurity
NIS2UmsuCG in force since 06.12.2025 (DE), Austrian NISG 2026 from 01.10.2026: 10 mandatory measures under § 30 BSIG, § 38 management liability, ISMS rollout, supply-chain security, incident response 24/72/30.
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Whistleblower Protection (HinSchG)
HinSchG since 02.07.2023; mandatory handling of anonymous reports since 01.01.2025; HinSchGOWiZustV from 09.04.2025: internal reporting office, confidentiality concept § 8, prohibition of retaliation § 36, group hybrid model § 14. Note: § 22 = Federal Cartel Office reporting (competition law).
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Anti-Discrimination & Pay Transparency
EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 from 07.06.2026: § 12 AGG, complaints office, § 22 AGG burden-of-proof reversal (incl. AI recruiting), pay-gap calculation + Joint Pay Assessment.
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Most relevant articles right now
The most important articles for the 2026 compliance deadlines: HinSchG updates 2024–2026, EU Pay Transparency (7.6.2026), GPAI (8/2026), NIS2 (DACH status).
EU Pay Transparency: Obligations from 7 June 2026
Complete guide to thresholds, right to information, Joint Pay Assessment.
EU AI Act Digital Omnibus (Trilog 07.05.2026)
Annex III possible postponement to 02.12.2027 — status and risks.
Compliance Deadlines Roadmap 2026/27/28
All EU/DACH deadlines on one timeline. A3-poster ready.
High-Risk AI Classification (Annex III)
8 areas: HR, education, law enforcement, migration, justice, etc.
GDPR Fines Tracker 2025-2026
TikTok 530M, Google 325M, LinkedIn 310M, Uber 290M, Meta 251M.
15 free tools & self-tests
5 interactive tools + 10 self-tests — instantly usable, no signup. 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 Act?
Job Posting Audit
§ 22 AGG + Pay Transparency check
Fining Calculator
GDPR/AI Act/NIS2/HinSchG/AGG combined
10 self-tests & audits
GDPR Self-Test
8 questions · RoPA, DPA, TOMs, DPIA
Cookie Banner Audit
§ 25 TDDDG conformity in 8 questions
NIS2 Self-Test (full)
30 questions · 4 areas
NIS2 Mandatory Measures Audit
Check 10 § 30 BSIG obligations
EU AI Act Self-Test
8 questions · risk classification
AI Inventory Quick Check
FRIA preparation + GPAI flagging
HinSchG Self-Test
Effectiveness review in 8 questions (best practice)
AGG/Pay Transparency Self-Test
EU 2023/970 readiness check
Pay Equity Self-Assessment
Pay-gap calculation + Joint Pay Assessment
Glossary with 117 terms
Every key compliance term with regulatory basis, threshold values and practice notes — cross-linked across GDPR, EU AI Act, NIS2, HinSchG and AGG.
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