About us
Your friendly, professional, and supportive team




With over 20 years of data protection and privacy experience we inspire our clients and colleagues to enjoy all things data protection related.
There isn’t much that we haven’t already dealt with and we bring all that experience to the table when helping your organisation navigate the data protection landscape.
Our team includes members of the IAPP who hold the CIPP/E and CIPM certifications and individuals who have also achieved PDP professional certifications, which set a globally recognised standard for data protection professionals.
Dedicated data protection professionals for your organisation
Alongside our convenient and comprehensive suite of data protection services, five factors set us apart:
1. Clarity through complexity
We excel at navigating complex and challenging subjects, providing clients with a clear path to positive outcomes.
2. Balanced and ethical guidance
Our pragmatic and principled approach supports commercial success while ensuring regulatory compliance.
3. Rigour and reliability
With a systematic, conscientious, and meticulous work ethic, we remain relentlessly committed to delivering results.
4. Tailored solutions
We respond to each client’s unique circumstances with a bespoke, thoughtful approach.
5. Relationships that matter
Our positive, personable, and considerate manner builds lasting relationships with clients and colleagues alike.

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Our manifesto
These five beliefs form the foundation of our culture. These are the promises we make to ourselves and you.
Simplicity: We believe in making things easy.
Due to the threat of fines, legal action or reputational damage, data protection demands attention. But people avoid it because it is a dynamic and complex subject. We pride ourselves on our ability to demystify the topic, delivering concise, clear, and actionable insight to help you navigate challenges with calm confidence.
Fairness: We believe in doing the right thing.
If personal data is power, that power comes with responsibility. We all must understand our legal, ethical, and moral obligations when using personal data. Rather than inhibiting success and innovation, our balanced and expert viewpoint can help shield your organisation from malicious or negligent activities and enable you to turn trust into a competitive advantage.
Perseverance: We believe in going the distance.
We operate at the forefront of a rapidly evolving ecosystem of legal, moral, ethical, and social considerations. To ensure we always give you the right advice and guidance, we remain up to date with the latest trends and changes in data protection legislation. We are also diligent in our scrutiny and analysis to ensure we completely understand your organisation’s needs.
Relevance: We believe in tailoring our approach.
Harnessing our intelligence and appropriate technology, we go deep, getting to know your organisation inside out. Each client, context, and challenge is unique and demands a bespoke and considered solution. We are flexible and responsive, adapting our approach, processes and thinking to ensure our advice is relevant and appropriate to your specific situation.
Camaraderie: We believe in building positive relationships.
We are in this together. We have got your back. Collaboration excites us; we are personally and emotionally invested in our client relationships. We want you to feel we are part of your team. We strive to be an inspirational breath of fresh air and deliver our expertise with a smile. Above all, we are always here to help and support you.
Our experience...
Speaks for itself through collaboration with leading global brands such as…
- Tech giants
- Health tech start-ups
- Forward-thinking financial institutions
- Global dating app
- One of the largest entertainment record labels globally
- Shopping meccas
- National broadcasters
- Professional services firms and regulators
Sector specialisms and in-depth experience
Client retention rate and long lasting relationships
Learners who complete our data protection training each year

Don't just take our word for it
“If you’re looking for trustworthy, pragmatic and diligent legal advisors, say Hello(to)DPO! The team has been a great support to Skyscanner on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, whether advising at a compliance level or on more acute legal issues. You’ll enjoy considerate, timely and helpful advice, provided by professionals with whom it’s a delight to work.”
Gemma Witham
Director of Legal (Privacy), Group Privacy Officer, Sykscanner Limited

Don't just take our word for it
“We have been working with HelloDPO for several years now and I have always found them to be friendly, approachable and above all professional in their approach. I would have no hesitation in recommending them.”
Serena May
Director, Southern HR Ltd

Don't just take our word for it
“We have worked with Jenai, Alison and the HelloDPO team for over 5 years as our DPO and have found their advice and support invaluable. They are pragmatic and flexible in the advice they provide, and assist in making data protection compliance apply in a corporate environment. Working with them is like having additional members of our team, and the relationship has flourished over time.”
Craig Saunders
Head of International Privacy, Aetna Global Benefits (UK) Ltd

Don't just take our word for it
“The team (Jenai and Lisa) provided DPO services and compliance support to our business for over a year, during which they consistently delivered high quality advice and excellent client service. The demands of the hospitality industry are high and HelloDPO adapted to this quickly and seamlessly – they are responsive, knowledgeable, and pragmatic. They are also a pleasure to work with.”
Frasers Hospitality (UK) Ltd

Don't just take our word for it
“We have been working with HelloDPO for nearly a year. The team have been great to work with, highly professional and flexible. Most importantly, they have given clear advice and guidance in what is a very complex area. Well done and we look forward to continuing working with you!”
Ruth Hidalgo
Director, Chartered Accountants Worldwide

Don't just take our word for it
“The HelloDPO team have led us patiently through the intricacies of GDPR over the years, helping us to navigate a careful path to ensure understanding of the rules and therefore compliance with them. HelloDPO are a pleasure to work with and I’d have no hesitation in recommending them to others looking for good, commercial advice in this complex area.”
Sanjay Patel
Finance Director, Cadogan Group Limited

Don't just take our word for it
“We have recently engaged HelloDPO and the team, led by Jenai, has been responsive, practical and generally very helpful when dealing with our data protection queries. We look forward to what’s on track to becoming a great working relationship!”
Federica Cozzani
Senior Legal Counsel, Compre Group

Don't just take our word for it
“Jenai and Emma are amazing to deal with. They strike the right balance between understanding the business needs while doing it’s fiduciary duty to ensure we are on the right track from a legal, ethical and moral perspective. Working with HelloDPO’s guidance over the past 2 years has enabled X-Mode (now known as Outlogic) to be able to navigate complex and at times uncertain waters with GDPR in a strategic and ethical manner.”
Joshua Anton
CEO, Outlogic

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“A great bespoke service, delivered flexibly by absolute experts in a friendly, collaborative and accessible way. I cannot recommend more highly!”
Clare Russell
Interim Head of Legal, Vue UK and Ireland

Don't just take our word for it
“HelloDPO have been brilliant at getting our data compliance into shape. We have come such a long way in our ways of working and they are always on hand to help when we have complicated or urgent issues – they have simply become part of the team.”
Josh Towb
Head of Business Transformation, Jigsaw

Don't just take our word for it
“The HelloDPO team have provided Channel 4 with a wide range of data protection advice over the years. Alison is always delightful to work with, and her advice is pragmatic and set within a commercial context, which is particularly helpful. HelloDPO runs regular DP Confessionals, which provide our team with a valuable wider industry view and a sense of issues which other organisations are struggling with, and the ways in which they are approaching them.”
Rebecca Miller
Channel 4

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