Outsourced DPO
An outsourced DPO that comes with a privacy team behind it.
Atoro gives software companies a Data Protection Officer function: the independent privacy oversight GDPR expects, the authority customers and regulators look for, delivered as a managed service rather than a single name on a form.
Your vDPO is the privacy line of TrustOps, Atoro’s managed compliance service, so the role comes with the team that keeps your privacy programme actually running.
Built for modern software companies
Outsourced DPO
Virtual DPO
GDPR oversight
Backed by a privacy team
Privacy leadership, delivered
vDPO
DPO functionIndependent oversight of how you handle personal data.
Regulator and customer contactThe named role GDPR expects.
RoPA, DPIAs, DSARsThe privacy work kept current, not just advised on.
Breach and risk governanceAccountable judgement when it matters.
A team behind the roleNot one name on a registration, a function.
What usually triggers the call
- A customer or contract requires a named DPO.
- Your processing has reached the scale or sensitivity where GDPR expects one.
- A regulator or enterprise buyer wants an independent privacy contact.
- You appointed someone internally, but they are conflicted or stretched.
- Privacy work keeps slipping because nobody owns it.
02 Recognition
You need a DPO. You don’t need to hire one full-time.
Most software companies come to us when a DPO has become an expectation, in cost or in obligation, that a full-time hire doesn’t fit.
A DPO who is just a name on a form is a liability, not a safeguard: the role carries real independence and oversight obligations, and someone has to actually do the privacy work behind it. Title without function fails the moment it is tested.
Atoro gives you the role and the privacy team behind it, based on more than 200 compliance and security projects.
03 Proof
Engineering-led privacy leadership
Atoro combines privacy specialists, compliance consultants, and security engineers who understand how software companies actually collect, use, share and protect personal data, so your DPO function is grounded in your real data flows, not a template.
We provide the DPO role and the privacy function beneath it: independent oversight at the top, and the RoPA, DPIAs, DSARs and supplier reviews handled by the team.
Independent. Technical. Backed.
ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certifiedPrivacy built on real security and AI governance.
200+ projects deliveredAcross privacy, compliance, security, and audit.
Role plus deliveryIndependent oversight at the top, a privacy team underneath.
GDPR-nativeWe operate under the regulation we provide the DPO function for.
04 System
What your vDPO actually does
A DPO is only a safeguard if the role comes with the work. Atoro’s vDPO is the privacy layer of TrustOps, so oversight and delivery arrive together.
Independent oversight
The arms-length DPO role GDPR expects, free of the conflicts an internal appointee often carries.
Regulator and data-subject contact
The named point of contact for authorities and individuals.
RoPA and accountability
Your Record of Processing Activities kept current, not left to drift.
DPIAs
Privacy impact assessments run for new products, AI features and higher-risk processing.
DSARs and breach response
Data subject requests and incidents handled on the clock.
Customer privacy reviews
The privacy evidence enterprise buyers ask for, provided.
You get a Data Protection Officer with a team, delivered as TrustOps.
05 Plan
How the vDPO engagement runs
Your vDPO engagement runs as part of TrustOps: independent privacy leadership on a regular cadence, with the privacy function operating underneath.
1
Assess
Your vDPO reviews your processing, your data flows, your obligations and your current privacy posture.
2
Establish
The DPO role formally in place, independent, with the contact points GDPR requires.
3
Operate
RoPA, DPIAs, DSARs and supplier reviews run on a managed cadence by the team.
4
Represent
Your named privacy contact for regulators, customers and data subjects.
5
Govern
Accountable oversight of breaches, risks and new processing as you grow.
What we need from your team
- A privacy point of contact.
- Visibility into your data flows, systems and suppliers.
- Decisions where only an owner can make them.
- Notice of new products, processing or markets.
You get the role and the oversight. Atoro brings the privacy team.
06 Price
A monthly subscription, not a full-time privacy hire
A full-time DPO is a senior salary for a role many software companies don’t yet need at full scale. The vDPO function, delivered through TrustOps, is a monthly subscription scaled to your company size and processing, the role and the team beneath it included.
Before we quote, we scope it: your processing, your obligations, your customer demands, and the depth of privacy work you need run.
Included
Named DPO function
Independent oversight and the GDPR contact points.
Included
RoPA, DPIAs and DSARs
Run on a managed cadence.
Included
Breach and risk governance
By an accountable privacy lead.
Included
Customer privacy review support
So deals don’t stall on privacy.
Included
The TrustOps privacy team
Doing the work behind the role.
No senior privacy hire to recruit. No name-on-a-form risk. No oversight without delivery.
07 People
The team behind your DPO
A DPO worth appointing needs independence, real privacy expertise, and a team that keeps the privacy programme running between the big moments.
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Caroline Goll
Data Privacy Manager
Caroline leads the privacy function: independent oversight, RoPA, DPIAs, DSARs and the customer-facing privacy work, grounded in how your company actually handles data.
Role in your account: the privacy leadership and the work behind it, both owned.
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Ayna Boada McNamara
Head of Service Delivery
Ayna ensures the privacy oversight translates into delivery on a cadence, not advice that sits in a document.
Role in your account: making sure privacy is always handled and never a surprise.
Backed by Atoro’s wider team of privacy, compliance and security specialists.
08 FAQ
Outsourced DPO FAQs
What is an outsourced or virtual DPO?
A Data Protection Officer function provided as a service rather than a full-time hire: independent oversight of how you handle personal data, the named GDPR contact for regulators and data subjects, and the privacy work behind the role. With Atoro, the DPO comes with the team that does the delivery.
Do we legally need a DPO?
Not every company must appoint a formal DPO; it depends on the nature, scale and sensitivity of your processing. We assess whether you are required to have one, and provide the function where you need it, whether mandatory or because a customer expects it.
What’s the difference between a DPO and a virtual DPO?
The role is the same; the delivery differs. A virtual or outsourced DPO gives you the independent oversight and contact points GDPR expects without a full-time hire, and with Atoro it includes the privacy team that keeps RoPA, DPIAs and DSARs running.
Can our DPO be independent if they’re outsourced?
That is the point of outsourcing it. An internal appointee is often conflicted, since they also run the function they are meant to oversee; an external vDPO gives you genuine independence, which is exactly what GDPR intends.
How much does an outsourced DPO cost?
A monthly subscription scaled to your company size and processing, well below a senior full-time privacy salary, and unlike a lone consultant it includes the team that does the work. We give you the number on the first call.
Does the vDPO actually do the privacy work, or just hold the title?
Both. Independent oversight at the top, and the TrustOps privacy team running RoPA, DPIAs, DSARs and supplier reviews underneath, so the role is a safeguard, not a formality.
Can the vDPO handle regulator and data subject contact?
Yes. Your vDPO is the named contact point for supervisory authorities and for data subjects exercising their rights.
How does this relate to GDPR implementation?
If you need the programme built first, that is our GDPR implementation service; the vDPO runs it on an ongoing basis afterwards. Many companies do the implementation and then keep the vDPO function through TrustOps.
Can we add security leadership too?
Yes. The vDPO is the privacy line of TrustOps; you can add security leadership (vCISO) and full managed compliance on the same service.
09 Push
Request outsourced DPO pricing
Get a scoped view of what an outsourced DPO would cost for your company. Complete a short scope questionnaire, book a call, or both.
No senior privacy hire to recruit. No vague “starting from” proposal. No oversight without delivery.
We’ll review
Whether you are legally required to appoint a DPO
The nature, scale and sensitivity of your processing
The customer or contract demands you are facing
Your current privacy posture and documentation
Whether you need security leadership (vCISO) too