Data Protection Matters
Privacy, practically managed.
We bring together privacy experts, a proven methodology, and Privacy Nexus, one central system that runs it all, so data protection becomes a managed, everyday capability, not a scramble before the next audit.
Built for you
A living, breathing privacy resource
Not a brochure. We've built an active hub you can actually use: practical tools, our own articles, downloadable guides, and a mapped index of the world's privacy laws, each a click away.
Free practical tools
Free, interactive tools: law search, privacy diagnostics, vendor and DPO checks, and a DPIA questionnaire.
Open the tools →Articles
Our own writing and analysis, drawn from real engagements and years in the field.
Read the articles →Guides
Downloadable, practical guides on the topics that come up most, yours to keep.
Browse the guides →World privacy laws
A mapped index of the major regimes worldwide. For each law we've added a short English overview, and a link to its official source.
Explore the map →
From the founder
You can't manage what you don't know
Privacy touches everything: your data, processes, systems, vendors and contracts, the laws that apply, and the incidents when something goes wrong. The real work is connecting all of it into one picture you can see and stand behind.
I have spent years in data protection, from its earliest days to the age of AI. The bottom line: my team and I can help you build that clear, connected picture for your organization, and act on it.
It is why I started Data Protection Matters: to give organizations that one clear, connected view, and the people to keep it that way.
Gilad Yaron, Founder, Data Protection Matters · LinkedIn
One approach, three parts
Experts, methodology, and one central tool
Most privacy work is either advice with no system behind it, or a tool with no one running it. We do all three, together.
Experts
Seasoned privacy professionals, DPO-as-a-service and CISO-level guidance, who do the work with you, not just hand over a report.
Our services → 02Methodology
Not a template off the shelf: an approach refined over years of real privacy programs, how we scope a program, rank what truly matters, and decide what to do first. Judgment, not guesswork.
How we work → 03One central tool
Privacy Nexus keeps every record, task and assessment in one place, so the whole program is visible, trackable and provable.
See Privacy Nexus →Our methodology
The Connected Privacy Method
Not from a textbook, but from one unusual path: years as a systems engineer, a cyber entrepreneur, a compliance leader, and a hands-on privacy practitioner. Where those four worlds meet is a method that is practical and alive.
See the whole picture
Map the personal data you actually hold, and how it moves. The real picture, not an assumption.
Connect what governs it
Relate that data to your processes, systems, vendors, contracts, laws and risks. Relationships, not a pile of facts.
Rank by real impact
Prioritize by risk to people first, then to the business, so effort goes where it counts.
Decide, defensibly
Turn the picture into clear choices you can stand behind, in front of a board or a regulator.
Run it, keep it provable
Privacy is ongoing. The program stays current, and you can always show where you stand.
It talks to everyone, IT, security, legal, the business, and the regulator, in their own language. That is what makes it work on the ground.
The flagship
Privacy Nexus
Where the three parts become one product. Map your records, assess vendors and systems, measure against the standard you need to meet, handle incidents and data-subject requests, and watch it all progress on a single dashboard, with owners and due dates.
What we do
Three services, one connected program
Whichever you start with, the same experts and methodology carry through, and the work lives in Privacy Nexus. AI runs through all of it, including AI ethics and the EU AI Act.
Privacy Operations
The day-to-day running of your privacy program: records kept current, tasks tracked to closure, vendors, requests and incidents handled, all through Privacy Nexus. This is where most of our work lives.
Learn more →Risk & Impact Assessment
A clear, defensible view of where real risk sits, including in the AI you build or buy, and what to do about it first. The impact assessment as a business asset, not a chore.
Learn more →Staff Training & Culture
Tailored content by department, interactive workshops and real-world simulations that build lasting privacy habits across the organization.
Learn more →Let's make privacy a managed capability.
A short conversation is the fastest way to see whether this fits your organization.