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WhistleFox

Law-firm-operated whistleblowing service from Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, bundling a digital reporting channel with legal case handling by the firm's compliance lawyers.

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Typical buyer

German-speaking businesses, public authorities, municipalities, and associations that want an external, lawyer-operated ombudsman reporting channel with legal case handling included rather than a self-serve reporting tool they run themselves.

Distinctive features

  • Managed ombudsman model where sworn Heuking lawyers receive and process reports under a duty of confidentiality
  • map[Multi-channel intake:24/7 online reporting form, phone, email, postal mail, and in-person meetings]
  • Bundled legal services include initial assessment, risk analysis, internal investigations on request, deadline management, and case, quarterly, and annual reporting
  • Data hosted on Heuking's own servers in Germany, with the firm claiming no storage of whistleblower-identifying metadata
  • Backed by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, a German full-service firm of roughly 450 lawyers with eight German offices

Add-ons and conditions

Costs or terms not included in the headline price.

  • No pricing, tiers, or free trial published on public pages reviewed
  • Positioned as a managed legal service, so the cost includes lawyer case handling and is quote-only
  • No ISO 27001 or other security certification found on public pages reviewed; the firm claims security that "outperforms requirements" without naming a standard
  • German whistleblowing transposition (HinSchG) is not explicitly cited with article numbers on public pages reviewed; the site references the EU Directive and LkSG
  • Only German and English versions found; broader EU language coverage not documented on public pages reviewed

Notable

  • WhistleFox is operated by Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek Partnerschaft mbB, a German full-service law firm of roughly 450 lawyers with offices in Berlin, Chemnitz, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, and Stuttgart; the registered seat is Düsseldorf (VAT DE 119 459 367).
  • Heuking positions WhistleFox as the first German law firm to develop its own digital whistleblowing system, combining a technical reporting channel with the firm’s own legal case handling.
  • This is a managed ombudsman service, not a self-serve SaaS: reports are received and processed by the firm’s confidential lawyers, who are bound by professional confidentiality obligations.
  • Reporting channels include a 24/7 online reporting form, phone, email, postal mail, and in-person meetings.
  • The firm states that anonymity is guaranteed on request and that no whistleblower-identifying metadata is stored, so identity cannot be inferred.
  • Bundled legal services include statutory intake confirmation, a legal preliminary assessment by compliance specialists, risk analysis and recommendations for action, internal investigations on request, a deadline-management system, and individual, quarterly, and annual reporting for management.
  • Data is hosted on Heuking’s own servers in Germany; the firm claims security that outperforms standard requirements but names no certification, and no ISO 27001 was found on public pages reviewed.
  • Public materials reference the EU Whistleblower Directive 2019/1937 (organizations with 50+ employees) and the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG); the German whistleblowing transposition (HinSchG) is not explicitly named with article numbers on the pages reviewed.
  • Target customers are businesses, public authorities, municipalities, and associations across all sectors, with national and international scope claimed.
  • The service is offered in German (primary) and English; broader EU language coverage was not documented.
  • No pricing, tiers, or free trial are published; because case handling by lawyers is included, WhistleFox is contracted as a service and priced by quote.

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Frequently asked questions about WhistleFox

Answers derived from vendor-published materials dated on this page.

Is WhistleFox suitable for SMEs under 250 employees?
WhistleFox does not publish entry-tier pricing, so SME buyers need to request a quote to assess fit. Procurement is sales_only. German-speaking businesses, public authorities, municipalities, and associations that want an external, lawyer-operated ombudsman reporting channel with legal case handling included rather than a self-serve reporting tool they run themselves.
Which national whistleblower laws does WhistleFox explicitly reference?
WhistleFox explicitly cites the following national transpositions of Directive 2019/1937 in its public materials: EU Directive 2019/1937, Germany (LkSG, Supply Chain Due Diligence Act). Absence from this list does not mean the platform can't be used in other EU jurisdictions — all 27 member states have transposed the Directive. Verify jurisdictional fit with the vendor directly.
Does WhistleFox process whistleblower report content with AI?
No — WhistleFox does not process report content with AI or machine translation per its vendor materials. Verify the vendor's subprocessor list to confirm no downstream AI processing occurs.

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