# Zateo

> Zateo — pricing not published, EU-hosted. Independent profile: vendor-published facts, each with its source and the date it was checked.

Canonical: https://whistleblowertools.eu/tools/zateo/
Last updated: 2026-09-30

## Notable

- The product is marketed as "Zateo" and operated by Selfox UG (haftungsbeschraenkt), Am Kirchplatz 33, 31613 Wietzen, Germany, registered at Amtsgericht Walsrode under HRB 207827 (managing director Patrick Davis Busche).
- Positioned as an affordable German solution for meeting HinSchG (Whistleblower Protection Act) obligations, citing the 50+ employee deadline (July 2, 2023) and 250+ employee deadline, and referencing penalties of up to EUR 50,000.
- The whistleblowing channel is an online reporting form supporting anonymous submissions, with a personal code issued for follow-up; phone support is a customer-support line, not a whistleblowing channel, so intake is web-only.
- Uploaded images have their metadata automatically removed.
- Case management (responsibilities, categories, prioritization of reports) is available on Compliance Pro and above; corporate-design customization is also a Pro feature.
- Compliance Ultimate adds review of reports by an attorney (Rechtsanwalt).
- Three published tiers: Basic EUR 79/month, Pro EUR 119/month, and Ultimate from EUR 399/month, all quoted monthly but billed annually and shown plus VAT (zzgl. MwSt.).
- A free trial with no payment required is advertised, and signup is self-serve via the app.
- Hosting is stated to be in Germany on an ISO/IEC 27001-certified provider (Hetzner); this is a hosting-provider certification, not a vendor or product certification, and no vendor ISO certification was found on public pages reviewed.
- The privacy policy (Datenschutz) states SSL/HTTPS encryption and 14-day log-file deletion, cites GDPR articles including the right to object, but does not name specific sub-processors or reference a DPA (AV-Vertrag) or DPIA.
- GDPR compliance is claimed; no API access, statutory 7-day/3-month deadline tracking, or configurable report-retention policy was found on public pages reviewed.
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## Facts

- website: https://www.zateo.de

- headquarters: Wietzen, Germany

- hosting: Germany-based hosting on an ISO/IEC 27001-certified provider (Hetzner, vendor-stated)

- pricing: Compliance Basic EUR 79/month, Compliance Pro EUR 119/month, Compliance Ultimate from EUR 399/month; all quoted monthly but billed annually, plus German VAT (zzgl. MwSt.).

- pricing note: Prices are quoted per month but charged on annual billing (jaehrliche Abrechnung) plus VAT. Basic includes three languages of choice and unlimited reports; Pro adds multiple users, responsibilities and categories, prioritization of reports, and corporate design; Ultimate adds attorney review of reports. A free trial with no payment required is advertised.

- ownership: Private - Selfox UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Wietzen, Germany (Amtsgericht Walsrode HRB 207827)

- product scope: standalone

- ideal for: German companies in the 50&#43; and 250&#43; employee HinSchG brackets wanting an affordable, self-serve whistleblowing channel with anonymous intake and Germany-based hosting.

- last verified: 2026-07-19

- legal entity: Selfox UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

- company id: HRB 207827

| Capability | Published evidence |
| --- | --- |
| anonymous reporting | Yes |
| case management | Yes |
| multi channel | No |
| api access | Not published |
| free trial | Yes |
| two factor auth | Not published |
| audit log | Not published |
| uses ai | No |

## national laws supported

- EU Directive 2019/1937

- Germany (HinSchG)

## strengths

- Published three-tier pricing (Basic, Pro, Ultimate) visible without a sales call

- Free trial with no payment required is advertised

- Anonymous reporting with a personal code for follow-up

- Automatic metadata removal from uploaded images

- Germany-based hosting on an ISO/IEC 27001-certified provider (Hetzner, vendor-stated)

- Multilingual reporting (three languages of choice on the entry tier)

## Assessment

Base score: 25/50. Access tier: P. Reviewed: 2026-07-19.

Public pages only. No reporter submission or handler environment was reviewed.

### Is Zateo suitable for SMEs under 250 employees?

Zateo does not publish entry-tier pricing, so SME buyers need to request a quote to assess fit. Buying path: Self-serve sign-up. German companies in the 50&#43; and 250&#43; employee HinSchG brackets wanting an affordable, self-serve whistleblowing channel with anonymous intake and Germany-based hosting.

### Which national whistleblower laws does Zateo explicitly reference?

Zateo explicitly cites the following national transpositions of Directive 2019/1937 in its public materials: EU Directive 2019/1937, Germany (HinSchG). Absence from this list does not mean the platform can&#39;t be used in other EU jurisdictions — all 27 member states have transposed the Directive. Verify jurisdictional fit with the vendor directly.

### Does Zateo process whistleblower report content with AI?

No — Zateo does not process report content with AI or machine translation per its vendor materials. Verify the vendor&#39;s subprocessor list to confirm no downstream AI processing occurs.

## Sources

- http://www.zateo.de/

- http://www.zateo.de/impressum

- http://www.zateo.de/datenschutz