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How GDPRWise Works calendar_today Updated: 12 September 2026 schedule 4 min read

Screen help: Sign-up wizard

verified Last reviewed 12 September 2026 · GDPRWise legal team

What the GDPRWise sign-up wizard asks of you in each of its eight steps, from country and company details to sector, customer processes and the activation e-mail.

summarize Key Takeaways
  • check_circle The wizard creates your free GDPRWise account in a few minutes and prepares a first customer dossier based on your sector
  • check_circle You enter country and company details, pick your sector, confirm the suggested customer processes and their data items, and create your account
  • check_circle Done means you see the Activation Email sent screen and click the activation link in your mailbox, after which you land on the dashboard

What you see here

The sign-up wizard is the public page where you create a GDPRWise account without running a website scan first. The opening screen is called “Joining GDPRWise is free!” and promises a seven-step wizard that takes no more than a few minutes. The sidebar shows a short explanation for every step.

The steps after the welcome screen are:

  1. “Country of my business”: pick the country your company is registered in.
  2. “Company details”: name, address and registration number. If you do not know the registration number, the link “Online register of companies” takes you to the official register.
  3. “Select your business sector”: search the sectors or choose from “Most used sectors”. “Show more” reveals the full list.
  4. “Confirm customer processes”: based on your sector, processes are already prepared. Each suggested process says “This process was added for you. Please review the data items.” and has a “Confirm Data items” button.
  5. “Well done!”: a preview of the documents GDPRWise can already generate with this information, such as the GDPR register.
  6. “Join GDPRWise”: e-mail address and password of the person who becomes the “GDPR Coordinator of your company”.
  7. “Activation Email sent”: confirmation that the activation e-mail is on its way.

What is expected of you

Fill in the details carefully. Company details and sector end up in your legally required documentation, and the sector determines which processes and dashboard items GDPRWise suggests. If your sector is not in the list, read My sector is not listed.

In the customer processes step, review each process card and check that the data items match what your business really uses. Remove what does not apply via “Delete this process?”. If you want to add your own process or data item, the wizard tells you that your account has to exist before custom items can be saved. Click “Understood” and add them in your customer dossier after activation.

In the account step, use an e-mail address that is not yet in use at GDPRWise, otherwise you get “This email address is already in use. Log in with this email or choose another.”

Next step

You are done with the wizard when you see the “Activation Email sent” screen. Check your inbox and spam folder and click the link in the e-mail to activate your account. After logging in you land on the Compliance Dashboard, where you continue with the Foundation level.

If you have a website, the free scan is an alternative starting point: it fills a large part of your dossier automatically before you create an account.

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