DataGuard | 10,019 followers on LinkedIn. We are Privacy, InfoSec & Compliance (PIC) enthusiasts. >2.000 customers use our SaaS solution to operationalise PIC. | We are a passionate data privacy and compliance company with offices in Munich, Berlin and London. With our unique combination of human data privacy expertise and a digital data protection management platform, we enable all parties involved to do what they do best: our privacy experts get to be the trusted partners that our clients and the authorities love, and organizations can concentrate on their core business, knowing that they have strong and transparent data protection processes.
With more than 1,500 national and international customers across all industries relying on our comprehensive approach, in just under 3 years' time we have grown rapidly to become one of the leading “Privacy-as-a-Service” providers in the DACH region.
SmartVault is the leading provider of a secure, cloud-based document management and client portal platform purpose-built for accounting and tax professionals. Founded in 2008, SmartVault helps firms streamline workflows, enhance client collaboration, and maintain the highest levels of security and compliance.
Today, over 3 million users across 30,000+ businesses trust SmartVault to safely store, organize, and share more than 500 million documents worldwide. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular tax and accounting software — including Intuit Lacerte, ProSeries, ProConnect Tax, UltraTax CS, Drake, and CCH — allowing firms to automate client intake, document collection, review, delivery, and long-term storage all in one place.
SmartVault is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, offering security features that help firms meet IRS 4557, FTC Safeguards Rule, and GLBA compliance requirements. SmartVault goes beyond document storage to automate the full tax prep workflow, reducing manual work and saving firms up to 60–90 minutes per return.
Designed specifically for accountants, bookkeepers, and financial professionals, SmartVault empowers firms to increase productivity, scale operations securely, and deliver an exceptional client experience — all while improving work-life balance for their teams.